document.write( "Question 247492: find the slope of the line 2x-5y= -25 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #180533 by oberobic(2304) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You must first get the equation into slope-intercept format: y = mx + b.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x+-+5y+=+-25\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 2x from both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-5y+=+-2x+-25\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by -5
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+%28-2%2F-5%29x+-+25%2F-5\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+%282%2F5%29x+%2B+5\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Recall = y = slope*x + intercept
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\n" ); document.write( "So,
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\n" ); document.write( "slope = 2/5
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%0D%0Agraph%28500%2C500%2C-20%2C20%2C-20%2C20%2C+2%2F5%2Ax+%2B+5%29%0D%0A\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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