How do you find the slope and intercept of #y=-3/5x+2#?
1 Answer
Mar 13, 2018
The slope is
(by inspection; see explanation below)
Explanation:
Compare the formula with the conventional way to express a straight line, which is
where
The formula in the question is already in a form which makes it easy to compare (it is not necessary to undertake preliminary algebraic rearrangement)
by inspection,
and
Job done!