SOLUTION: Find the Slope, if it exist. 4X - 10Y = 20

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Question 257837: Find the Slope, if it exist. 4X - 10Y = 20
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Alan3354:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the Slope, if it exist. 4X - 10Y = 20
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Put the equation into slope-intercept form:
10y = 4x - 20
y = (4/10)y - 2
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slope = 4/10 = 2/5
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For standard from eqns, ax + by = c,
m = -a/b
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m = -4/-10 = 2/5 or 0.4