Question

Find the slope of the line described by -5x-3y=-60

Answer 1

Slope = -5/3

Explanation:

Convert the equation from standard form (Ax + By = C) into slope-intercept form (y = mx + b)

• Add 5x to the other side of the equation: -3y = 5x -60
• Divide everything in the equation by -3 to isolate the y variable by itself: y = -5/3x + 20

In a slope-intercept equation, mx represents the slope, so the slope of the equation -5x - 3y = -60 is m = -5/3

Answer 2

if we rewrite this in slope intercept form we get

-3y = 5x - 60

y = -5/3x +20

so the slope is -5/3

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