document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=101579>Question 101579</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope of y=1/2x-3? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #73934 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doukungfoo><B>doukungfoo(195)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doukungfoo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=doukungfoo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=73934\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation of a line in slope intercept form is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope of the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and b is the y intercept of the line\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the question asked is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the slope of y=1/2x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation of this line is already in slope intercept form so all we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to do is identify which part is the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we know that for y = mx + b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "that m is the slope <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so in y = 1/2x - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slope is 1/2<BR>\n" );
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