t h e s l o p e in t erce pt f or m i s : y = m x + b 6 x − 3 y = 18 − 3 y = − 6 x + 18 / : ( − 3 ) y = − 3 − 6 x + − 3 18 y = 2 x − 6 m = 2
The slope of the equation 6 x − 3 y = 18 is 2. This is determined by converting the equation into slope-intercept form, revealing that the slope is represented by the coefficient of x .
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