SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line determined by the following equation. x=9-y ____ 5

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Question 322277: Find the slope of the line determined by the following equation.
x=9-y
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Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's first put this x=9-y into a standard form or y=mx+b. (m is the slope)
It would look like :
y=-x+9
Now we know the slope is -1
Make sense?
RJ
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