SOLUTION: find the slope x+2y=4

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Question 257804: find the slope x+2y=4
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solving for y, we can get the slope
x%2B2y=4
subtract x to get
2y=-x%2B4
divide by 2 to get
y+=+%28-1%2F2%29x+%2B+2
The slope intercept form is
y+=+mx+%2B+b
matching these two equations, we see that
slope = m = (-1/2)