document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=246355>Question 246355</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope of any line parallel to the line 9x + 4y = 7 ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's the secret to this. y=mx+b  \"m\" is the slope of the line. So we need to  put 9x + 4y = 7 in the y=mx+b form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x + 4y = 7 Subtract 9x from both sides to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = -9x + 7  Now divide both sides by 4. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -9/4(x) + 7/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. The slope of any line parallel is -9/4<BR>\n" );
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