How do you find the slope of $2x-5y=0$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-04-08T05:42:34

We can find the Slope of a Line by expressing its equation in the Slope Intercept form .
The Slope Intercept Form of the equation of a given line is:
$y = mx + c$
where $m$ is the Slope of that line, and $c$ is the Y intercept
To get it in the Slope Intercept form, we first transpose $2x$ to the Right hand Side
We get $-5y = -2x$

To have just $y$ on the Left Hand Side, we divide both sides by $-5$

$(cancel(-5)y)/cancel(-5) = (-2x)/-5$

$y = (2/5)*x + 0$ is the Slope Intercept form of $2x−5y=0$

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