Question

What is the slope of the equation: 5y - 3x = -15?

Hint: what form does the equation need to be in to find the slope?

Answer 1

slope:

`(3)/(5)`

Explanation:

we know that the equation of a line needs to be in the form of:

y = mx + c

where m= gradient, c= constant.

so we must rearrange the question equation to the correct form:

5y - 3x = -15

divide by 5 on both sides

y - 3/5x = -3

carry across the -3/5x and change the sign

y = 3/5x - 3

y = mx + c (now the equation is in correct form)

therefore we can deduce that the gradient/slope m is:

3/5

Answer 2

Slope is 3/5.

Explanation:

It needs to be in slope-intercept form.

5y - 3x = -15

5y = 3x - 15

y = 3/5x - 3

Slope is 3/5.