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document.write( "define the slope of 15x+6y=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first put it in \"slope-intercept\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx + b:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15x+6y=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6y= -15x + 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= (-15/6)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is -15/6 (without the x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And, you can reduce the fraction:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is -15/6 = -5/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: -5/2<BR>\n" );
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