8x+2y=6 Solve for y

Answer 1

Hi Alex;

8x+2y=6

Just so you know, this equation is of a line on a graph, and it is in Standard Form.  Standard Form is...

Ax+By=C, neither A nor B =0, and A is greater than 0.

You need this converted to slope-intercept form...

y=mx+b

m=slope

b=y-intercept, the value of y when x=0.

8x+2y=6

Let's subtract 8x from both sides...

-8x+8x+2y=-8x+6

2y=-8x+6

Let's divide both sides by 2...

(2y)/2=(-8x+6)/2

y=-4x+3