Question

What us the slope of the equation y - 5= -3x

Answer 1

Slope: -3

Explanation:

This equation can be written in slope form by adding 5 to each side. The equation then becomes: y = -3x +5

In slope form, the slope will be the value that x is multiplied by. Therefore, the slope of this equation will be -3.

An alternative way to do this would be to test two x values, and find their y value. Then you could use the slope formula.

Slope =
`(y_(2) - y_(1) )/(x_(2) - x_(1))`

Answer 2

The slope is -3

Explanation:

y - 5 = -3x

Slope-intercept form is y=mx+b

m = slope

b = y-intercept

To convert to slope-intercept form, add 5 to both sides.

This eliminates the 5 on the left side of the equation and isolates the y.

y - 5 = -3x

+ 5 + 5

Slope-intercept form:

y = -3x + 5

The slope is -3