Question

How do you find the slope of `2x + 4y = 5`?

Answer 1

the slope of the line is `-1/2`

Explanation:

The equation of a straight line in standard form is:
`y=mx+c`
where m is the slope (gradient) and c is the y-intercept.

Rearranging the equation to make y the subject

`4y = -2x +5`

divide throughout by 4
`y = -2/4x +5/4`

the value of m is `-2/4` or `-1/2`