document.write( "Question 86732: please help me solve this problem: what is the slope of the line 3x+2y=6 ? \n" ); document.write( "
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An easy way to find the slope is to work the equation into the slope-intercept form which
\n" ); document.write( "is given by the equation:
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\n" ); document.write( "y = mx + b
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\n" ); document.write( "In this form m is the slope and b is the value on the y-axis where the graph crosses
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\n" ); document.write( "So take the given equation 3x + 2y = 6 and solve it for y.
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\n" ); document.write( "First step, subtract 3x from both sides to get:
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\n" ); document.write( "2y = -3x + 6
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\n" ); document.write( "Then divide both sides (all terms) by 2 to solve for y. When you do that division you
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\n" ); document.write( "y = (-3/2)x + 3
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\n" ); document.write( "By comparing this with the slope intercept form, you can see that m, the slope, is -3/2
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