document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55712>Question 55712</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can anyone help me find the slope of a line with <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+2y=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I cannot seem to get x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I think it is 1.3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x+2y=8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for \"y\" as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide thru by 2 to ge:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y=-3x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the form y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-3 is the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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