How do you find the slope of $2 x - 4 y = - 3$ $2x-4y= -3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-05T15:02:07

Standard Form

$A x + B y = C$ $Ax+By=C$

When in standard form the slope is $- \frac{A}{B}$ $-A/B$

$m = - \frac{2}{- 4} = \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2}$ $m=-2/(-4)=2/4=1/2$

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