Question

How do you find the slope of the line given by the equation `3x -4y =12`?

Answer 1

slope is `3/4`

Explanation:

In the form `ax+by+c=0` the slope of the line is calculated by:

`m=-a/b`

Then in the given equation, in the form:

`3x-4y-12=0`

the slope is

`m=(-3)/-4=3/4`