document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254140>Question 254140</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find the slop of the  linear equation given here... x + y = 5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #186432 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dabanfield><B>dabanfield(803)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dabanfield><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=186432\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The standard slope-intercept form of a line is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = m*x + b where m is the slope of the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the line x + y = 5 in standard form is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -x + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope then is -1.  </SPAN>\n" );
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