document.write( "Question 179609: I am working with slopes and the issue I have is finding slopes when you are only given an equation
\n" ); document.write( "x=-3y
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\n" ); document.write( "Put it in slope-intercept form:
\n" ); document.write( "y = (-1/3)x
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\n" ); document.write( "slope = -1/3 ; intercept = 0
\n" ); document.write( "I understand that the above is the answer, but I am not sure how to come up with this answer. I guess my question is how do you put the equation x=-3y into the slope intercept form to get answer y = (-1/3)x----slope = -1/3
\n" ); document.write( "how does -3y turn into -1/3?????????????? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #134545 by Mathtut(3670) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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-3y=x
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\n" ); document.write( "you are dividing BOTH sides by -3 to isolate the y
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"cross%28-3%29y%2Fcross%28-3%29=1x%2F-3\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=%28-1%2F3%29x\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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