document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94407>Question 94407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope for 5x+6y=18 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope for 5x+6y=18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The standards slope-intercept form of a line is given by,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now rewrite the given equation in to the standard form...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 6y = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 5x from both sides...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 6y - 5x = 18 - 5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 6y = 18 - 5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6y%2F6+=+18%2F6+-+5x%2F6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6y%2F6+=+18%2F6+-+5x%2F6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=++y+=+3+-+%285%2F6%29%2Ax+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"++y+=+3+-+%285%2F6%29%2Ax+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is of standard form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Comparing this equation with the standard one, we have..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is slope = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and y-intercept = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you found the explanation useful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Praseena.\r<BR>\n" );
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