document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156477>Question 156477</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope of the line whose equation is 3x-4y-16-0?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "work:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-4y-16=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x            -3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4y=-3x+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\-4     \-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-3x+16\4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-4y-16=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x -3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4y=-3x+16  <<--so far, so good!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\-4 \-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3x+16\4  <<--you forgot to divide the first term on the right (and neg)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Should be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-4y-16=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4y=-3x+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(-3/-4)x + 16\(-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(3/4)x - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope is 3/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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