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8x+4y= -4 what is the slope and y intercept of the line

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Answer:y = -2x - 1 ; slope = -2, y-intercept = (0, -1)Step-by-step explanation:to get the slope and y intercept, you need to put the equation into slope-intercept form: y = mx + bthe term mx is the slope of the line, and b is the y-interceptto do this, you need to solve for y, so get y by itself by subtracting 8x from the left side8x + 4y = -4-8x.          -8x4y = -8x - 4divide both sides by 4 to get y alone4y/4 = y-8x/4 = -2x-4/4 = -1y = -2x - 1 is the final equationthe slope of the line is -2 (also can be said as -2/1), and the line intercepts the y-axis at (0,-1)