Question

Find the slope of the line. 5x-2y=7

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} \text{ We must write the equation in the form} \\ y=mx+b \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} 5x-2y=7 \\ 5x=2y+7 \\ 5x-7=2y \\ y=(1)/(2)(5x-7) \\ y=(5)/(2)x-(7)/(2) \end{gathered}`

Thus 5/2 is the slo