SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line: 2x - 5y = -14

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Question 1153954: Find the slope of the line: 2x - 5y = -14
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, josgarithmetic:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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to find the slope of the line 2x+-+5y+=+-14, solve for y
2x+%2B14=+5y+
+5y=+2x+%2B14
+y=+%282%2F5%29x+%2B14%2F5=> the slope of the line is 2%2F5

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve for y in terms of x and put into y=mx+b form, and slope is m.

Ax%2BBy=C
By=-Ax%2BC
y=-%28A%2FB%29x%2BC%2FB
Slope in this formula would be -A%2FB.