document.write( "Question 203906: I really dont understand how do you get the slope y=-5x+2? What formula do you use? I was told the slope would be -5/1 but i dont understand how that is the answer? \n" ); document.write( "
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the slope of a line is the amount of rise (or fall) as the line goes from left-to-right\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the slope is due to the changes in the vertical values (y), as the horizontal values (x) change\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the slope may be calculated by the ratio of the coefficients of the x and y terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "when the equation of the line is written in the slope-intercept form; the y- term is by itself on the left (with a coefficient of one)
\n" ); document.write( "___ this allows for the slope to be read directly as the coefficient of the x-term
\n" ); document.write( "___ the constant term with the x, is the value of the y-intercept (where the line crosses the y axis)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the general form of the equation is usually written as ___ y = mx + b
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