SOLUTION: Find the slope of the straight line x-2y=4.

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Question 87400: Find the slope of the straight line x-2y=4.
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-2y=4 [re-write in the slope-intercept formula (y=mx+b)]
x-x-2y=-x+4
-2y=-x+4
-2y/2=-x/-2+4/-2
y=1/2x-2
Slope = (1/2)