document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=739646>Question 739646</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Does the slope of the line having the equation 4x + 2y =3 have a value of 4? why or why not? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + 2y =3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y = -4x + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -4x/2 + 3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -2x + 3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is in the form y = mx+b where\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the slope is actually -2 and NOT 4. </SPAN>\n" );
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