SOLUTION: 5x+y=1,What does M equal? Thank for your help!!

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Question 132360: 5x+y=1,What does M equal?
Thank for your help!!
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Small m refers to the slope of the line
5x+%2B+y+=+1 is the equation of a sraight line
To see the slope,m, I transform it into the
slope-intercept form, y+=+mx+%2B+b
5x+%2B+y+=+1
subtract 5x from both sides
y+=+-5x+%2B+1 This is the slope-intercept form
m+=+-5
Another way to look at slope is: when x changes,
how much does y change? The slope is
m = (change in y) / (change in x)
Here's the plot:
+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+-8%2C+8%2C+-5x+%2B+1%29+