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What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y=-2/3-5x

User Aillyn
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The slope is the bit attached to the x:

In this case, it is -5.
User Kimmo Hintikka
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we know that

the equation of the line in the slope-intercept form is equal to


y=mx+b

where

m is the slope of the line

b is the y-intercept of the line (the value of y when the value of x is equal to zero)

we have


y=-(2)/(3)-5x

In this problem


b=-(2)/(3) \\\\ m=-5

therefore

the answer is

the slope of the line is equal to
-5


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