Register
What is the slope of the line 7x + 2y = 5
204k views
18 votes
What is the slope of the line 7x + 2y = 5

User Remon Huijts
by
5.5k points

2 Answers

12 votes

Answer:

-7/2

Explanation:

User Mese
by
5.1k points
11 votes

Answer:

-3.5 or -7/2

Explanation:

To find the slope of a linear line, change it to y=mx+b where m=slope.

7x+2y=5

2y=-7x+5

y=(-7x+5)/2

y=-7/2x+5/2

5/2 is the y intercept(b), it does not affect the slope.

Thus, the answer is -7/2

User Martin Ch
by
5.0k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

5.9m questions

7.7m answers

Other Questions

Solve for y in terms of x. 2/3y - 4 = x y = x + 6 y = -x + 4 y = -x + 6 y = x + 4
Aliyah has $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. How much did each pencil cost?
Use the normal model ​n(11371137​,9696​) for the weights of steers. ​a) what weight represents the 3737thth ​percentile? ​b) what weight represents the 9999thth ​percentile? ​c) what's the iqr of the weights
Evaluate a + b when a = –16.2 and b = –11.4 A. –27.6 B. –4.8 C. 4.8 D. 27.6
What is the value of x? (-4) - x = 5
Link Copied!