document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127703>Question 127703</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the answer to this: What is the slope of the line 6x-2y=36? Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93577 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JessicaGill><B>JessicaGill(40)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JessicaGill><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=93577\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lets put the equation into 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;\" > with m being the slope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x-2y=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x-2y=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  We must isolate the y variable.  Minus 6x from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x-6x-2y=36-6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x-6x-2y=36-6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Result  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2y=-6x%2B36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2y=-6x%2B36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.  Now divide both sides by -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2y%29%2F-2=%28-6x%29%2F-2%2B36%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2y%29%2F-2=%28-6x%29%2F-2%2B36%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Result   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3x%2B18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3x%2B18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the slope formula we know that the slope of the original equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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