document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=539917>Question 539917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope of the function -6x - 2y=8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6x-2y=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6x-2y=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2y=8--6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2y=8--6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2y=--6x%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2y=--6x%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28--6x%2B8%29%2F%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28--6x%2B8%29%2F%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28%28--6%29%2F%28-2%29%29x%2B%288%29%2F%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28%28--6%29%2F%28-2%29%29x%2B%288%29%2F%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-3x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-3x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-3x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-3x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is now in slope intercept form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the y-intercept is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > note: the y-intercept is the point <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(0,-4\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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