SOLUTION: Find the inclination of the line: 2x + 5y = 10.

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Question 1082344: Find the inclination of the line: 2x + 5y = 10.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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I assume that your "inclination" is simply another name for the slope.

To get the slope, write the equation equivalently in the form y = %28-2%2F5%29%2Ax+%2B+2, and you momentarily will see that the slope is -2%2F5.