Question

Find the rate of change for the following equation and how did you find the rate of change?
5x+3y=-2

Answer 1

Differentiate it. Isolate the y's and the x's, so:\[y=\frac{ -2-5x }{ 3}\]
So
\[\frac{ dy }{ dx } = \frac{ d }{ dx } (\frac{ -2-5x }{ 3 })\]

Answer 2

Thank you.