SOLUTION: How to define the slope of 5x - 9y = 11 2. How to find the slope of y = x

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Question 335418: How to define the slope of 5x - 9y = 11
2. How to find the slope of y = x
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Put the line into slope intercept form, y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope.
5x-9y=11
-9y=-5x%2B11
y=%285%2F9%29x-11%2F9
highlight%28m=5%2F9%29
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y=x
What number is the multiplier for x? That number is the slope.