document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=213017>Question 213017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slope if it exists <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Need to isolate y and put it to get the slope-intercept form.  That is, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where m is the slope and b is the y-intecept. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Subtract x from both sides of equation to isolate 9y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Divide by 9 to both sides of equation to get y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Put above equation now in slope-intercept form y=mx+b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  The slope <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-1%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-1%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the y-intecept <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were useful.\r<BR>\n" );
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