Question

Find the slope 2x + y = 5​

Answer 1

The slope is -2.

Explanation:

Our task is to find the slope of the straight line, given that its equation
`\sf{2x+y=5}`.

I'll start by rewriting the equation in slope-intercept form. I'll subtract 2x from both sides.

`\sf{y=5-2x}`

`\sf{y=-2x+5}`

Now, the slope is the number in front of x: -2

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Answer 2

-2

Explanation:

To find the slope, we first need to write it into slope form, which is:

y=mx+b

As we can see, we have to isolate y onto the left side of the equation side.

2x+y=5

subtract 2x from both sides

y=-2x+5

Now that we have our equation into the correct format, we can see that our "-2x" is our slope.

So, -2 is the slope.

Hope this helps! :)