SOLUTION: Find the slope if it exsists. x+6y=12

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Question 134277: Find the slope if it exsists.
x+6y=12
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%2B6y=12 Start with the given equation


6y=12-x Subtract +x from both sides


6y=-x%2B12 Rearrange the equation


y=%28-x%2B12%29%2F%286%29 Divide both sides by 6


y=%28-1%2F6%29x%2B%2812%29%2F%286%29 Break up the fraction


y=%28-1%2F6%29x%2B2 Reduce



So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (y=mx%2Bb) where the slope is m=-1%2F6 and the y-intercept is b=2