SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line represented by the following equation? x/2-y/4=0

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Question 87149: What is the slope of the line represented by the following equation?
x/2-y/4=0
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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It would be helpful to write your equation in the slope-intercept form (y = mx+b) so that you can read the slope, m, directly from the equation.
x%2F2+-+y%2F4+=+0 Multiply through by the LCD of 4.
2x+-+y+=+0 Now add y to both sides of the equation.
2x+=+y or
y+=+2x Compare this with:
y+=+mx+%2B+b
You can see that the slope, m = 2 and the y-intercept, b = 0.