SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line. 9x+y=2 m= Simplify your answer. Type as an integer or a fraction. Type N if the slope is undefined.

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Question 184563: Find the slope of the line.
9x+y=2
m=

Simplify your answer. Type as an integer or a fraction. Type N if the slope is undefined.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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9x%2By=2 Start with the given equation.


y=2-9x Subtract 9x from both sides.


y=-9x%2B2 Rearrange the terms.


So the equation y=-9x%2B2 is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=-9 and the y-intercept is b=2 note: the y-intercept is the point