Question

find the slope of each line
14. y = -5
15. y = -5/2x - 5
16. x + y = -3
how do i do this?

Answer 1

This dosent makes sense. You are missing something

Answer 2

that's what the question says,

Answer 3

the slope of y=-5 is 0.
remember the general form is y=mx+b where m is the slope.
in here m=0 and b = -5.

Answer 4

another way to think about it - slope is how y changes when x changes.
you see that here y is independent of x.
and finally you can draw y=-5 and see that it is horizontal line - which is the same for every x.

Answer 5

For the second one it is easier
y = mx + b
m = slope
b = y-intercept
so the equation is
y = -5/2x - 5
-5/2 is in place of m, which is the slope
So therefore -5/2 is the slope c: