document.write( "Question 462949: what us the slope of 3y=18 \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "3y = 18\r\n" );
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document.write( "We want to get it in the form\r\n" );
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document.write( " y = mx + b\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 3 to solve for y\r\n" );
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document.write( "3y = 18\r\n" );
document.write( " y = 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now there is no \"mx\" term but we can insert \"0x\"\r\n" );
document.write( "without changing the value, so we do that:\r\n" );
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document.write( " y = 0x + 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can compare that with\r\n" );
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document.write( " y = mx + b\r\n" );
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document.write( "and we see that m = 0, so the slope is 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That means the line is horizontal:\r\n" );
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