Posted by Hannah on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 6:12pm.
well put it in standard form.
add 2y to each side.
add 1 to each side.
divide each side by 2.
You have the standard form, m, and b.
Remember m is the slope and b is the y-intercept
So first isolate y,
5x-2y=-1
-2y=-5x-1
y=5/2x+1/2
Therefore, the slope is 5/2
thank you
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