Find the slope of the function 8x - 2y = 10.

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asked Oct 18, 2023 152k views

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John Drouhard · Answer 1 · 2023-10-23T16:41:48+0000

$\begin{gathered} \text{Given} \\ 8x-2y=10 \end{gathered}$

Solve the equation in terms of y, so that it is in the slope-intercept form

$\begin{gathered} 8x-2y=10 \\ -2y=10-8x \\ (-2y)/(-2)=(10-8x)/(-2) \\ y=-5+4x \\ y=4x-5 \end{gathered}$

Since it is already in the slope-intercept form y = mx + b, where m is the slope. We find that m = 4.

Therefore, the slope of the function is equal to 4.