How do you find the slope and intercept to graph $2x+y=5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-05T19:44:15

Slope = -2 and Y intercept = 5

The slope intercept form is given by the equation $y = mx + b$
Where m is the Slope and b is the Y intercept

$2x + y = 5$ can be written as
$y = -2x + 5$

Hence slope = -2 and Y intercept = 5

How do you find the slope and intercept to graph 2x+y=52x+y=5?