SOLUTION: what is the slope of the line y - 6 = 2(x + 4)

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Question 118368: what is the slope of the line y - 6 = 2(x + 4)
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Notice that the equation +y+-+6+=+2%28x+%2B+4%29 is in point-slope form. Remember, the general equation of a line in point slope form is y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29 where m is the slope. From +y+-+6+=+2%28x+%2B+4%29, we can see that m=2. So the slope is 2.