SOLUTION: What is the slope of the equation 2x-y=-2 and 6x+5y=-3?

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Question 47729: What is the slope of the equation 2x-y=-2 and 6x+5y=-3?
Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the slope of the equation 2x-y=-2 and 6x+5y=-3?
PUT THE EQN.IN STD.FORM
Y=MX+C...THEN M IS THE SLOPE
2X-Y=-2
Y=2X+2.........SO M=2 IS THE SLOPE.
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6X+5Y=-3
5Y=-6X-3
Y=-6X/5-3/5
M=-6/5 IS THE SLOPE