Question

Find the slope of this line: 5x - 2y = 6(1+ 2) m = [?]

Answer 1

`5x-2y=6(1+2)`

start by simplifying the equation

`\begin{gathered} 5x-2y=6\cdot3 \\ 5x-2y=18 \end{gathered}`

continue by bringing the equation into the slope-intercept form

`y=mx+b`

`-2y=-5x+18`

divide both sides by -2

`(-2y)/(-2)=(-5)/(-2)x+(18)/(-2)`

simplify the equation

`y=(5)/(2)x-9`

the slope of the line is

`(5)/(2)=2(1)/(2)`