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What is the slope of the following equation? -x+2y=0

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-x+2y=0

To find the slope we have to express the equation in slope-intercept form:

y= mx+b

Where:

m= slope

b= y- intercept

So, we have to solve for y:

-x+2y=0

2y= x

y= 1/2x

m= 1/2

Slope is 1/2

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