Question

What is the slope of the following equation? -3y-x=0

Answer 1

Given the equation

`-3y-x=0`

To determine the slope, first write the equation in slope-intercept form (y=mx+b)

`\begin{gathered} -3y-x=0 \\ -3y=x \\ y=-(1)/(3)x \end{gathered}`

The slope corresponds to the coefficient multiplying x.

For this equation the slope is equal to -1/3.