document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=405445>Question 405445</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Trying to figure out the slope of the line determined by the equation 2x=y.  I came up with m = -2, but don't feel confident in my answer.  I used the formula: Y2-Y1/X2-X1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b ; where m is the slope and b is the y intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are given <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "so in this case, m = 2. Thus the slope is 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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