SOLUTION: Please help me find the slop of : y=-5x-1

SOLUTION: Please help me find the slop of : y=-5x-1

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Question 197868: Please help me find the slop of :
y=-5x-1
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=-5x-1
.
The given equation is already in the "slope-intercept" form of a line:
y = mx + b
where
m is the slope
b is the y-intercept
.
Therefore, the slope is:
m = -5

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