document.write( "Question 672311: I have this problem and I dont see how the answer book got the answer of -1. I am working on finding the slope of lines. This is the problem: 2x+2y+1=0.\r
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "2x+2y+1=0  ⇒     Yes.  Good work.
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document.write( "IF  x = 1  ⇒  
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document.write( "Thus the listing for the (x,y) ordered pair (1,-3/2) \n" );
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