Q. Put the following equation of a line into slope-intercept form, simplifying all fractions.8x+4y=−12Answer:
Isolate y by moving 8x: Solve for y to put the equation into slope-intercept form, which is y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.We start by isolating y on one side of the equation. To do this, we need to move the term 8x to the other side of the equation by subtracting 8x from both sides.
Subtract 8x: Subtract 8x from both sides of the equation 8x+4y=−12.4y=−8x−12
Divide by 4: Divide all terms by the coefficient of y, which is 4, to solve for y.y=4−8x−12
Simplify equation: Simplify the equation by dividing each term on the right side by 4.y=(−48)x+(−412)y=−2x−3
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