SOLUTION: 5x+y=1,What does M equal? Thank for your help!!

Question 132360: 5x+y=1,What does M equal?
Thank for your help!!
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Small m refers to the slope of the line
is the equation of a sraight line
To see the slope,m, I transform it into the
slope-intercept form,

subtract from both sides
This is the slope-intercept form

Another way to look at slope is: when changes,
how much does change? The slope is
= (change in ) / (change in )
Here's the plot:

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