SOLUTION: What Is The Slope Of 2x-y=-1?

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Question 596106: What Is The Slope Of 2x-y=-1?
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Hi, there---
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If you convert this equation to slope-intercept form (y=mx+b), the slope is given as m, the coefficient of the x-term. This only works if the equation is in the correct form. So we want to isolate y on the left-hand side of the equation. Subtact 2x from both sides.
2x-y=-1
-y=-2x-1
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Multiply both sides of the equation by -1.
y=2x%2B1
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The coefficient of the x-term is 2, so the slope is 2.
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Good luck.
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