SOLUTION: find the slope, if it exists x + 9y = 18

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Question 225204: find the slope, if it exists x + 9y = 18
Answer by LtAurora(115) About Me  (Show Source):
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Have to get the equation in slope-intercept form.
Move the x over:
9y=-x%2B18
Divide both sides by 9:
y=-%281%2F9%29x%2B2
Slope is what's in front of x
So, our slope is m=-1%2F9.