SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line whose equation is 3x + 2y = 5

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Question 38449: Find the slope of the line whose equation is
3x + 2y = 5
Found 2 solutions by fractalier, Earlsdon:
Answer by fractalier(2101) About Me  (Show Source):
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The easiest way to find the slope for an equation in this form is this...
For any ax + by = c, the slope is m = -a/b. So for
3x + 2y = 5, the slope is
m = -a/b = -3/2

Answer by Earlsdon(6103) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To find the slope (m) solve the equation for y then it will be in the "slope-intercept" form:y+=+mx%2Bb, then you just read the slope which is the coefficient of x.
3x+%2B+2y+=+5 Subtract 3x from both sides of the equation.
2y+=+-3x+%2B+5 Divide both sides by 2.
y+=+%28-3%2F2%29x+%2B+5%2F2 Compare this with:
y+=+mx+%2B+b
You can see that m+=+-3%2F2