document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=716573>Question 716573</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the line 2x+4y=5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation of a line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=-2x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x/4+5/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-x/2+5/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope=-1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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