document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=68760>Question 68760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope of a line that is parallel to the following linear equations??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6y+2x=9 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You should know that parallel lines all have the same slope, so if you find the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope of this equation you will know the slope of lines parallel to it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6y + 2x = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put this equation into the slope/intercept form: y = mx + b; (m is the slope)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 2x from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6y = -2x - 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -(2/6)x - 9/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -(1/3)x - 3/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope (m)= -(1/3) </SPAN>\n" );
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