Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - The Point-Slope Form of the Equation of a Line - Exercise Set - Page 167: 91

Answer

$B=-4$

Work Step by Step

$By=8x-1\\y=\frac{8}{B}x-\frac{1}{B}$ Thus the slope is: $\frac{8}{B}=-2\\8=-2B\\B=-4$
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