SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line with the equation {{{2x+3y+6=0}}}?

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Question 547199: What is the slope of the line with the equation 2x%2B3y%2B6=0?

Answer by mathie123(224) About Me  (Show Source):
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The easiest way to figure this out is to get the line into slope-intercept form (y=mx+b form).
2x%2B3y%2B6=0
3y=-2x-6
y=-2%2F3%2Ax-6%2F3
y=-2%2F3%2Ax-2
The slope is the m value in the above equation.
This means that the slope of this line is -2%2F3