SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line 4x-5y=2

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Question 200484: Find the slope of the line 4x-5y=2
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Put
4x-5y=2
into the "slope-point" form of
y = mx + b
where
m is the slope
b is the y-intercept
.
4x-5y=2
-5y = -4x+2
5y = 4x-2
y = (4/5)x - 2/5
.
Therefore, the slope is 4/5