document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=620883>Question 620883</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the slope in this linear equation y= -2x+3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Because:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= -2x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is already in \"slope-intercept\" form of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the y-intercept<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From inspection then, the slope of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= -2x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is -2 (answer) </SPAN>\n" );
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