Algebra Examples

$y = - \frac{1}{2} x + b$

Step 1

Rewrite the equation as $- \frac{1}{2} x + b = y$ .

$- \frac{1}{2} x + b = y$

Step 2

Combine $x$ and $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$- \frac{x}{2} + b = y$

Step 3

Add $\frac{x}{2}$ to both sides of the equation.

$b = y + \frac{x}{2}$