Question

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

Answer 1

`\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.