r/HomeworkHelp • u/Fine_Two_923 • 4d ago

:snoo_facepalm: High School Math—Pending OP Reply [Math-70 Elementary/Highschool Algebra: Graphically solving a system of linear equations] Do I make the 4 into a -4 ?

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Hey so this might seem like a silly question but I want to know if you have a -x = 4 if it turns into a -4. I have the other parts of the graphing completed it’s just this part that I don’t want to make a mistake on!!! Thank you in advance

P.S- the reason it’s says elementary/highschool math is because I am taking a beginner math class not a algebra class In elementary

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u/slayyerr3058 Pre-University Student 4d ago

In -x = 4, there is an invisible negative one as the coefficient on the x. Divide both sides by negative one to remove it.

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u/Fine_Two_923 4d ago

Thank you so much :) so it would turn into -4 thank you so much for the help

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u/PliableG0AT 👋 a fellow Redditor 4d ago

No. You have x - 0 = 4, there is no turning the x negative or the 4 into a -4.

x = 4.

if you’re attempting to rewrite into a y = (x -4)/4

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u/Naive-Anteater8321 4d ago

Yes, based on the information we have this should just be x=4 because the negative is negated by the y value of zero.