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What is the slope of the line 3x-9y=4

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Answer:

1/3

Explanation:

Given equation is

3x - 9y = 4

⇒ 3x - 4 = 9y

⇒ y = 3/9 x - 4/9

⇒ y = 1/3 x - 4/9

y = 1/3 x - 4/9 is of the form y = mx + c.

m = slope and c is the y-intercept.

Comparing this, we get m = 1/3 and c = (0,-4/9)

Therefore, the slope m = 1/3

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