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Determine the slope of the line 8x − 4y − 9 = 0.
1/2
2
3
4

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User Nitseg
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8x-4y-9=0
-8x -8x

-4y-9 = -8x
+9 +9
-4y = -8x+9

Divide by 4 on both side to have y by itself and you get

y = 2x - 9/4

The slope in this equation is 2x, so answer is 2.
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