SOLUTION: How do you find the slope of: y=-5/2x-5

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Question 924532: How do you find the slope of:
y=-5/2x-5
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathLover1:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How do you find the slope of:
y=-5/2x-5
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Slope is the value that y changes when x changes by 1.
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f(0) = -5
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f(1) = -5/2*1 - 5
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Slope = change in y = f(1)-f(0) = -5/2
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That is the slope.
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In general, if you have an equation of the form y = mx + b,
the slope will be "m".
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

recall slope-intercept form: y=mx%2Bb where m is slope and b is y-intercept

so, when you compare y=-%285%2F2%29x-5 to y=mx%2Bb, you see that slope m=-%285%2F2%29