Difference between revisions of "1988 AHSME Problems/Problem 4"
(Created page with "==Problem== The slope of the line <math>\frac{x}{3} + \frac{y}{2} = 1</math> is <math>\textbf{(A)}\ -\frac{3}{2}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ -\frac{2}{3}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{...") |
Quantummech (talk | contribs) (→Solution) |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
| − | + | To find the slope, all we have to do is put the equation into slope-intercept form. We subtract <math>\frac{x}{3}</math> from both sides and then multiple all | |
| − | + | terms by <math>2</math>. This yields <math>y=-\frac{2}{3}x+1</math>, so the slope is <math>-\frac{2}{3} \implies \boxed{\text{B}}</math>. | |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 05:30, 31 August 2015
Problem
The slope of the line 
is
Solution
To find the slope, all we have to do is put the equation into slope-intercept form. We subtract 
from both sides and then multiple all
terms by 
. This yields 
, so the slope is 
.
See also
| 1988 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 3 |
Followed by Problem 5 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 | ||
| All AHSME Problems and Solutions | ||
The problems on this page are copyrighted by the Mathematical Association of America's American Mathematics Competitions. 
