What is the slope of the line 5x + y = 4. With solution
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dennisefaye1208
M=5. Where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept value. We can subtract 5 x from each side of the equation to put the equation in slope intercept form while keeping the equation balanced: − 5 x + 5 x + y = − 5 x + 4 0 + y = − 5 x + 4 y = − 5 x + 4 Therefore: The slope is: m = − 5
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m
is the slope and
b
is the y-intercept value.
We can subtract
5
x
from each side of the equation to put the equation in slope intercept form while keeping the equation balanced:
−
5
x
+
5
x
+
y
=
−
5
x
+
4
0
+
y
=
−
5
x
+
4
y
=
−
5
x
+
4
Therefore:
The slope is:
m
=
−
5
The
y
-intercept is:
b
=
4
or
(
0
,
4
)