document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117168>Question 117168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The standard equation of a line is represented by the equation Ax+By+C=0. What can be used to determine the slope of the line? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax%2BBy%2BC=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax%2BBy%2BC=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=By%2BC=-Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"By%2BC=-Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Subtract ax from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=By=-Ax-C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"By=-Ax-C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Subtract c from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-Ax-C%29%2FB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-Ax-C%29%2FB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-A%2FB%29x-C%2FB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-A%2FB%29x-C%2FB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is now in slope intercept form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-A%2FB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-A%2FB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the slope and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=C%2FB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=C%2FB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the y-intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the slope of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax%2BBy%2BC=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax%2BBy%2BC=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-A%2FB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-A%2FB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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