SOLUTION: the slope of the line 7x -5y =17 is?

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Question 278172: the slope of the line 7x -5y =17 is?
Found 2 solutions by subbbu, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by subbbu(3) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the slope of the line 7x -5y =17 is?
= -x coeff/y-coeff
=-7/-5 =7/5.

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

7x-5y=17 Start with the given equation.


-5y=17-7x Subtract 7x from both sides.


-5y=-7x%2B17 Rearrange the terms.


y=%28-7x%2B17%29%2F%28-5%29 Divide both sides by -5 to isolate y.


y=%28%28-7%29%2F%28-5%29%29x%2B%2817%29%2F%28-5%29 Break up the fraction.


y=%287%2F5%29x-17%2F5 Reduce.


So the equation y=%287%2F5%29x-17%2F5 is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=7%2F5 and the y-intercept is b=-17%2F5 note: the y-intercept is the point