document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=64959>Question 64959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I find the slope of a line with just an equation? ex: 3x+y=7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=mx+b [use the slope-intercept form as a model]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=any y value on the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=the slope of the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=any corresponding x value on the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=the y-intercept (0,b)]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+y=7 [re-write the equation in the slope-intercept form by solving for y]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3x+7 [match-up the model with this equation]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b </SPAN>\n" );
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