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The slope of the line representing the equation part of the constraint $6x_1 + 7x_2 \leq 420$ is $-\frac{6}{7}$ $\frac{6}{7}$ $-\frac{7}{6}$ $\frac{7}{6}$ none of the above

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          The slope of the line representing the equation part of the constraint $6x_1 + 7x_2 \leq 420$ is

$-\frac{6}{7}$

$\frac{6}{7}$

$-\frac{7}{6}$

$\frac{7}{6}$

none of the above

$the slope of the line representing the equation part of the constraint 6x1 7x2 leq 420 is frac67 frac67 frac76 frac76 none of the above 91632$

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson 5th Edition

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Solved by Expert Heather Zimmers

04/21/2020

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We can rewrite the equation in the slope-intercept form, which is $y = mx + b$, where $m$ is the slope and $b$ is the y-intercept. In our case, we have $6x_1 + 7x_2 = 420$. We want to solve for $x_2$ in terms of $x_1$. $7x_2 = -6x_1 + 420$ $x_2 = -\frac{6}{7}x_1 + Show more…

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The slope of the line representing the equation part of the constraint $6x_1 + 7x_2 \leq 420$ is $-\frac{6}{7}$ $\frac{6}{7}$ $-\frac{7}{6}$ $\frac{7}{6}$ none of the above