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OpenStudy (ballislife):

how do you find the slope and y-intercept of x=-4y

OpenStudy (steve816):

Can you get the equation into slope-intercept form?

OpenStudy (steve816):

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OpenStudy (ballislife):

I do not know how to do that for this equation.

OpenStudy (steve816):

Alright, here's a hint: You can divide by -4 to both sides to isolate y!

OpenStudy (ballislife):

would it be \[\frac{ x }{ -4 }=y\]

OpenStudy (steve816):

Yup! Now, do you think you got the slope?

OpenStudy (ballislife):

is the slope -4?

OpenStudy (sshayer):

\[y=-\frac{ 1 }{ 4 }x+0\] compare with y=mx+c herec=0,m=?

OpenStudy (steve816):

Very close! It would be -1/4

OpenStudy (ballislife):

ok ant y-intercept would be 0 right

OpenStudy (steve816):

Yup! That is correct :)

OpenStudy (ballislife):

thanks

OpenStudy (steve816):

No problem!

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