What is the slope of y+1/2=-6x?

4 Answers
Feb 22, 2018

Explanation:

Standard equation of a straight line is #y=mx +c#.
Thus,the given equation is #y=(-6)x +(-1//2)#.
The slope of the straight line is #m=-6#

Feb 22, 2018

#-6#

Explanation:

In the equation of type #y=mx+c#

#m# is the slope of the straight line

The slope of #y+1/2=-6x# is #-6#.

Explanation:

Given

# y+1/2=-6x" " " "(i)#

If we write equation #(i)# in slope-intercept form, then we get

# y=-6x-1/2#

where

  • the slope, #m#, is #=-6#
  • the #y#-intercept, #c#, is #=-1/2 #

The slope-intercept form is

# y=mx+c#

Feb 23, 2018

Slope (#m#)#=6#

Explanation:

We can easily find the slope by changing this to slope-intercept form (#y=mx+b#), where #m# is the slope.

We can subtract #1/2# from both sides to get:

#y=-6x-1/2#

Our slope is the coefficient on #x#, #-6#.