What is the gradient of the line 5x-3y=7?

1 Answer
Apr 16, 2018

The "gradient" of a line is also called the "slope". It is #5/3# for this expression.

Explanation:

We rearrange the equation into "slope-intercept" form to find the slope, or gradient.

#5x - 3y = 7# ; #- 3y = -5x + 7# ; #3y = 5x - 7#
#y = (5/3)x - 7/3#

Now we can see that the slope (gradient) of this expression is #5/3#.