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What is the slope of the line 2y+x=-3

User Giladbi
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Hey there,

Ok so we need to put this into slope-intercept form so we can find the slope eaisly, (y=mx+b)

If we move x to the right side we are left with,
2y=-x-3
Next we divide by 2 to free up the y,

y=-1/2x-3/2, this is now in y=mx+b form. Making the slope -1/2

Hope this helped!
User James Orr
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