SOLUTION: Find the slope if it exists. x+3y=6 m= __

SOLUTION: Find the slope if it exists. x+3y=6 m= ___

Question 158290: Find the slope if it exists.
x+3y=6
m= ___
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation.

Subtract from both sides.

Rearrange the terms.

Divide both sides by to isolate y.

Break up the fraction.

Reduce.

So the equation is now in slope intercept form where the slope is and the y-intercept is note: the y-intercept is the point

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