SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line: y+4=6(x-5)

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Question 77586: Find the slope of the line: y+4=6(x-5)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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y%2B4=6%28x-5%29

y%2B4=6x-30 Distribute the 6

y=6x-34 Subtract 4 from both sides. From the slope-intercept formula:
y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope. We can see that the slope is 6.