Question

The equation shows the relationship between x and y:

y = −9x + 5

What is the slope of the equation?

−14
−9
−4
5

Answer 1

Okay so your slope is going to be -9 because that is the rise over run for that equation. 5 is you y-intercept.

Answer 2

The correct option is 2. The slope of the equation is -9.

Explanation:

The given equation is

`y=-9x+5` ..... (1)

The slope intercept form of a line is

`y=mx+b` .... (2)

Where, m is the slope and b is y-intercept.

On comparing (1) and (2), we get

`m=-9`

and

`b=5`

Therefore, the slope of the equation is -9 and y-intercept is (0,5). Option 2 is correct.