document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=596106>Question 596106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What Is The Slope Of 2x-y=-1? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If you convert this equation to slope-intercept form (y=mx+b), the slope is given as m, the coefficient of the x-term. This only works if the equation is in the correct form. So we want to isolate y on the left-hand side of the equation. Subtact 2x from both sides.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides of the equation by -1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The coefficient of the x-term is 2, so the slope is 2.<BR>\n" );
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