document.write( "Question 258008: Find the slope of the line determined by the following equation.\r
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document.write( "8x-y = 72\r
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document.write( "I have toiled over this equation for an hour. Please show me in steps. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #189858 by unlockmath(1688)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello, \n" ); document.write( "First we want to get this equation 8x-y = 72 into this form y=mx+b \n" ); document.write( "8x-y = 72 So first we subtract 8x from both sides to give us: \n" ); document.write( "-y=-8x+72 Now divide both sides by -1 to get rid of the negative sign in front of the \"y\". \n" ); document.write( "y=8x-72 OK, Now we have it in the form of y=mx+b (\"m\" is the slope) so therefore: \n" ); document.write( "Slope is 8 or some students like to put it as 8/1 \n" ); document.write( "RJ \n" ); document.write( "Check out a new book I wrote at: \n" ); document.write( "www.math-unlock.com \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |