Question

what is 4x + 2y = -20 written in slope-intercept form?

Answer 1

y=mx+b, sompare to this and rearrange you equation to set it into the same form.

Answer 2

@SolomonZelman is it y = -4x + 20?

Answer 3

not exatcly, it is not -4x + 20 on the right.

Answer 4

@SolomonZelman i think i found it! is it y = 20x - 4?

Answer 5

nope,

Answer 6

y = 2x - 20? @SolomonZelman

Answer 7

\[4x + 2y = -20\]\[4x + 2y -4x= -20-4x\]\[2y=-4x-20\]so just y is equal to....

Answer 8

you divide everything by 2, not just the -4x, -20 also.

Answer 9

oh so then it would be y = 2x - 10? @SolomonZelman

Answer 10

still not exactly

Answer 11

or no, y = -2x - 10 because it's negative! @solomonZelman

Answer 12

YUP!!!!

Answer 13

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Answer 14

@SolomonZelman ok thanks so much!

Answer 15

Anytime