Question

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

Answer 1

Solve for y, so you'll have it in the y = mx + b form, and m is the slope.

Answer 2

alternatively, know that the slope of
\[ax+by=c\] is always \(-\frac{a}{b}\)

Answer 3

You can easily find the slope by changing it from standard form (ax + by = c) to slope intercept form (y= mx + b)
Just carry over the x term to the right side, and isolate the y
2x - 5y = -10
- 2x -2x
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-5y = -2x -10
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-5
y = 2/5x - 10
This is now slope intercept form --> y= mx +b , where m is the slope
m= 2/5

Answer 4

thank you that helps a lot !!!!

Answer 5

You're welcome