How do you solve for y in 2y+8x=4?

1 Answer
May 27, 2017

You can't; as the equation involves two variables, it takes another dissimilar equation to provide an intersection point

Explanation:

The most you can do with the equation is expressing x in terms of y:
2y+8x=4
2y=-8x+4
y=-4x+2
However, this only provides the Cartesian equation for a line; simply put, as it is a line, there are infinite values for x, which would correspond to infinite values for y that would satisfy the equation.