document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253614>Question 253614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> slope of 5.1476x+5.1476y=15 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185958 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185958\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The original question was to find the slope of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.1476x+5.1476y=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - move the decimals 4 to the right to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "51476x+51476y=150000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2 - subtract 51476x from both sides to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.1476y = 150000 - 51476x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 3 - divide by 51476 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -1x + 15000/51476<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, our slope is -1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Alternate approach:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Ax + By = C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "By = -Ax + C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -(A/B)x + C/B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope is opposite of X / y number. </SPAN>\n" );
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