Question 68760
What is the slope of a line that is parallel to the following linear equations?
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You should know that parallel lines all have the same slope, so if you find the
slope of this equation you will know the slope of lines parallel to it.
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6y + 2x = 9
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Put this equation into the slope/intercept form: y = mx + b; (m is the slope)
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Subtract 2x from both sides:
6y = -2x - 9
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Divide both sides by 6
y = -(2/6)x - 9/6
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y = -(1/3)x - 3/2
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the slope (m)= -(1/3)