document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=347254>Question 347254</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the line having the equation 3x + 4y = 9 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "*Note: Slope-intercept form of a line is y = mx + b where m is the slope and b the y-intercept<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 4y = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = -3x + 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (-3/4)x + (9/4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope is -3/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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