SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line: 2(1 - y) = x

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Question 460862: Find the slope of the line:
2(1 - y) = x

Answer by amoresroy(361) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the slope of the line:
2(1 - y) = x
Rearrange
2 - 2y = x
-2y = x-2
Divide both sides by -2 to get
y = -1/2(x) +1
The slope is -1/2.