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Find the slope of each line.y=-5x – 1can you help me solve this

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y=-5x – 1

To find the slope y=-5x – 1

we will compare it with the standard slope -intercept equation

which is y=mx + b

where m is the slope and b is the intercept

comparing the two, m=-5

Hence the slope = -5

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