How do I find the slope of the line 3x-2y=6?

1 Answer
Apr 1, 2015

gradient is 3/2.
You can find the slope by re-arranging the equation in the form:
y = mx + c
where m is the gradient and
c is the y-intercept( that is the value of y where the line 'hits the y-axis)

so 3x - 2y = 6 becomes
y = 3/2x - 3

hence from the above form gradient(m) is 3/2