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document.write( "a. 3x=6   Slope:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. 3/2y=9   Slope:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #40194 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=40194\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of each line:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are both special cases that you need to memorize:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 3x=6   Slope:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/3=6/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Whenever you have x=k, where k is a real number and there's no y in the equation, you have a vertical line going through x=k.  In this case a vertical line going through x=2.  Vertical lines go forever up and down at the same time, because of this they all have an undefined slope.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. 3/2y=9   Slope:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/3)(3/2)y=(3/2)9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=27/2=13.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Whenever you have y=k, where k is a real number and there's no x in the equation, you have a horizontal line going through y=k.  In this case, you have a horizontal line going through y=13.5. Horizontal lines never go up or down, so their slope is m=0.<BR>\n" );
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