How do you find the slope of the line 2x-4y=1?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-20T09:14:18

$1/2$

we need to rearrange the eqn. in the form

$y=mx+c$

where $m=" the slope/gradient"$

$2x-4y=1$

$=>2x=4y+1$

$=>4y=2x-1$

$=>y=2/4x+-/4$

$=>y=1/2x-1/4$

$:. "slope "=1/2$