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

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Jun 2, 2018

The slope is #-5/2#

Explanation:

#5x-2y=1#

#2y=1-5x#

#y=1/2(1-5x)#

#y=1/2-5/2x#

Since the equation can be written in the general form #y=mx+b# where m is your gradient, then #m=-5/2#

Therefore, the slope is #-5/2#

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