SOLUTION: I need help to find the gradient. I need the FORMULA for finding the gradient in a manner I can understand. 4x + 5y - 9 = 0 I get 5y/4x

SOLUTION: I need help to find the gradient. I need the FORMULA for finding the gradient in a manner I can understand. 4x + 5y - 9 = 0 I get 5y/4x - 9 = 0 gradient 5/4?

Question 983387: I need help to find the gradient. I need the FORMULA for finding the gradient in a manner I can understand.
4x + 5y - 9 = 0
I get 5y/4x - 9 = 0
gradient 5/4?

Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Slope intercept form: y=mx+b, m is the slope (gradient)
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Put this equation in form
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m=-(4/5), b=9/5 (b is y-intercept)
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