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What is the slope of the line?
y - 3 = 5(x-2)

User Cao
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Answer:

5

Explanation:

To better see what the slope is (the coefficient of x), write it in slope-intercept form, y=mx+b. The slope-intercept form of
y -3 = 5(x-2) is
y=5x-7. The slope is the coefficient of x, which is 5.

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User Jon Vogel
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the answer would be m=5
User Aamil Silawat
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