document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=58618>Question 58618</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the line:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 3x-6y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. y + 5 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 2x= 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 3x-6y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the equation in slope intercept form: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, m=slope and (0,b)=y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x+3x-6y=-3x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6y=-3x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6y%2F-6=%28-3%2F-6%29x%2B7%2F-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6y%2F-6=%28-3%2F-6%29x%2B7%2F-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281%2F2%29x-7%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281%2F2%29x-7%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=highlight%281%2F2%29x-7%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=highlight%281%2F2%29x-7%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  the slope, m=1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. y + 5 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+5-5=2-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a special case, whenever you have y=k and k= any real number and there's no x.  You have a horizontal line going through y=k, in this case a horizontal line going through y=-3.  Horizontal lines don't go up and down so their slopes are m=0. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. 2x= 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x/2=5/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is another special case (don't worry, there's only two), whenever you have x=k and k is any real number and there's no y. You have a vertical line going through x=k, in this case a vertical line going through x=5/2.  Vertical lines go forever up and forever down at the same time so their slopes are undefined.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!  </SPAN>\n" );
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