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    Jan 12, 2012, 10:21 PM
    slope and equation.
    What value of n in the equation nx 2=6y would give a line with slope 4?
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    Jan 19, 2012, 06:13 PM
    The slope is defined as y/x. That means that we'll need to have y/x = 4.

    So, first we transform the equation to form n = 6y / 2x => n = 3y/x.

    Second, we substitute y/x with 4 and get n = 3 * 4.

    Obviously the result is n = 12.

    I hope this helps.
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