SOLUTION: Find the slopem if it exists for 2x-10y+18=0.

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Question 230741: Find the slopem if it exists for 2x-10y+18=0.

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Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
You want to get the equation into the Slope Intercept form which looks like this:
y = mx + b
So we need to get y all by itself on the left side of the equal sign.
Let's move 18 to the other side by subtracting both sides.
2x - 7y = -18
Now let's move 2x to the other side by subtracting both sides by 2x:
-7y = -2x - 18
Now let's remove the -7 from y by dividing both sides by -7.
y = 2x/7 + 18/7

This gives us the equation we want as shown at the beginning. Therefore the slope is:
2/7
You're Welcome,
RJ Toftness
www.math-unlock.com

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the slopem if it exists for 2x-10y+18=0.

Slope, or m is the coefficient of x, after the equation is placed in slope-intercept form

We therefore get:

2x - 10y + 18 = 0

- 10y + 18 = -2x

- 10y = - 2x - 18

y++=++%28%28-2%29%2F-10%29%2Ax-%2818%2F-10%29

y++=++%28%281cross%28-2%29%29%2F5cross%28-10%29%29%2Ax-%2818%2F-10%29

y++=++%281%2F5%29x%2B%289%2F5%29

The slope, or m is therefore: highlight_green%281%2F5%29