document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38261>Question 38261</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope -6x - 9y = 12 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23768 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23768\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If we can get the line into y = mx + b form, we have the slope m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We need to solve for y in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x - 9y = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9y = 6x + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-2/3)x - 4/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So our slope is -2/3. </SPAN>\n" );
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