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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the slope of the line 2x + 5y = -10?

OpenStudy (bahrom7893):

okay rewrite this in slope intercept form

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (bahrom7893):

subtract 2x from both sides, what do u get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5y=-10-2x

OpenStudy (bahrom7893):

okay now divide everything by 5, what do u get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y=-2/5x-2

OpenStudy (bahrom7893):

that's right, the slope is the x coefficient. see u did this on your own!

OpenStudy (bahrom7893):

slope is whatever is in front of x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the slope is -2/5

OpenStudy (bahrom7893):

yes

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