Question

What is the slope of the line y = −3x + 7?

Answer 1

Our answer is: -3

`\Large\texttt{Explanation}`

We are asked to find the slope of the following line:

• y = -3x + 7

Notice that the form of this equation is Slope-intercept (y = mx + b).

Where -

• m = slope (the number before x)
• b = y-intercept (the constant term)

Similarly,

• the slope is -3
• the y-intercept is 7

`\therefore` the slope is -3

Answer 2

-3

Explanation:

• The equation of the line
  `y = -3x + 7` is in slope-intercept form:
  `y = mx + b` , where m represents the slope of the line.

• In this equation, the coefficient of x, which is the number multiplying x, represents the slope of the line.

• So, in the equation y = -3x + 7, the slope m is -3.

• Therefore, the slope of the line represented by the equation

y = -3x + 37 is -3.