How do you find the slope given $5 x - 2 y = 1$ $5x - 2y = 1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-02T04:39:06

The slope is $- \frac{5}{2}$ $-5/2$

$5 x - 2 y = 1$ $5x-2y=1$

$2 y = 1 - 5 x$ $2y=1-5x$

$y = \frac{1}{2} (1 - 5 x)$ $y=1/2(1-5x)$

$y = \frac{1}{2} - \frac{5}{2} x$ $y=1/2-5/2x$

Since the equation can be written in the general form $y = m x + b$ $y=mx+b$ where m is your gradient, then $m = - \frac{5}{2}$ $m=-5/2$

Therefore, the slope is $- \frac{5}{2}$ $-5/2$

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