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2x+3y=18 find the slpoe

User Ljcundiff
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Given,
2x+3y=18, find the slope.

We need to get the function in the form,
y=mx+b. This is referred as the "slope-intercept" form of a line, where m=slope and b=y-intercept.


\Longrightarrow 2x+3y=18 \Longrightarrow 3y=-2x+18 \Longrightarrow y=-(2)/(3)x+6

Thus the slope of the line is -2/3.

User Keith McNulty
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Answer:

m=2/3

Explanation:

use the slope-intercept from y=mx+b to find the slope m

User Iveytron
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