The equation of a line is 5 x 2 y = 9. What is the slope of this line?

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Shoumikhin · Answer 1 · 2017-08-06T06:37:53+0000

Equation of a line is given by y = mx + c; where m is the slope.

5x + 2y = 9
2y = 9 - 5x
y = -5/2 x + 9/2

Therefore, slope = -5/2