SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line 4x + y = -9

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Question 74050This question is from textbook
: Find the slope of the line
4x + y = -9 This question is from textbook

Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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4X+Y=-9 IN THE EQUATION OF A LINE Y=mX+b (m) IS THE SLOPE. THUS:
Y=-4X-9 THEN THE SLOPE IS (-4)
PROOF:
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+-4x+-9%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, y = -4x -9).