find the slope of the line
5x - 2y = -1
I know the standard form is y=mx+b. It has been a while since I have done these.
thank you
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
To find the slope of the line, you'll need to rewrite the equation in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b) where 'm' represents the slope.
Given the equation: 5x - 2y = -1.
1. Start by isolating '-2y' on one side of the equation. Move 5x to the other side by subtracting 5x from both sides:
-2y = -5x - 1.
2. Divide both sides of the equation by -2 to solve for 'y':
y = (-5x - 1) / -2.
Now the equation is in the form y = mx + b, where 'm' is the slope. In this case, the slope is -5/2.