What is the slope of #2y=-17y+13x+23#?

1 Answer
Apr 5, 2018

#m=13/19#

Explanation:

When you write the equation in slope intercept form, the slope will be the coefficient of #x#.

Slope intercept equation:

#y=mx+b#
where #m=# the slope

We have #2y=-17y+13x+23#

To write this in slope intercept form, we need to combine the #y# terms and isolate them to one side of the equation. First, add #17y# to both sides of the equation:

#2y+17y=-17y +17y+13x+23#
#19y=13x+23#

The last step is to divide off the #y# coefficient:

#(19y)/19=(13x+23)/19#

Now we have:
#y=13/19x+23/19#

Thus, #m=13/19#