Identify the correct slope and y intercept of the equation x - 4y = 4.

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anonymous · Answer

The equation is currently in standard form. You have to get it into slope-intercept form.
$$x - 4y = 4$$$$-4y = -x + 4$$$$y = \frac{-x + 4}{-4}$$$$y = \frac{x}{4} - 1$$$$y = \frac{1}{4}x - 1$$The slope-intercept form is y = mx + b where m = slope and b = y-intercept. What are the slope and y-intercept using this knowledge?

anonymous · Answer

First change that equation into the standard 
y=mx +b form (where m is the slope, x and y are the coordinates (x,y) and b is the y intercept)

You will have to substract x from both sides and get
-4y = 4-x

Then divide both sides by -4 get y by itself, getting you
y= (-x+4)/-4
y=(1\4)x -1

The slope is (1/4, which is m)
The y-intercept is (-1, which is b)

Complete. Simple enough. :)

anonymous · Answer

thanks guys

anonymous · Answer

np :)