Question

What is the slope of the line with equation 4x + 2y = 8?

Answer 1

A. -2
B. -0.5
C. 0.5
D. 2

Answer 2

subtract 4x from both sides,
divide each term in the equation by 2.
what do you get after this?

Answer 3

So it would be like this:

4x - 4x + 2y = 8 -4x

Answer 4

no need in thats
ax+by=c
-a/b is the slope

Answer 5

8 - 4x = ? @SolomonZelman

Answer 6

yes, you would be getting,

2y=-4x+8.

then divide each term by 2.

Answer 7

AlexandervonHumboldt2 , it is easier visually to do it in a slope intercept form.

Answer 8

2y / 2 = -4x + 8/2

Answer 9

i know that

Answer 10

= y = -4x + 4

Answer 11

2y/2 = -4x/2 + 8/2 like this

Answer 12

you divide every term by 2.

Answer 13

so what does THIS simplify to ?

Answer 14

Im not sure??

Answer 15

take a try

Answer 16

y = 0.5??

Answer 17

2y divided by 2 is ?

Answer 18

y.

Answer 19

-4x divided by 2 is?
8 divided by 2 is ?

Answer 20

-4x / 2 = -2x

Answer 21

8 / 2 = 4

Answer 22

yes

Answer 23

So now divide both sides by -2 right

Answer 24

you already have:

2y+4x=8
2y+4x-4x=8-4x
2y=-4x+8

dividing each term by 2:

y=-2x+4
(I write it altogether, after we have divided each term separately)

Answer 25

in a slope intercept form, y=mx+b , the slope is m.
You have:

y=-2x+8. What is the slope?

Answer 26

-2

Answer 27

yes

Answer 28

Thanks