Question

What is the slope of `6x+2y=14`?

Answer 1

`m = -3`

Explanation:

This is the equation of a straight line because there is an x-term, a y-term and a number term.

But it is of little help in this form, change it into standard form,

`y = mx+c` Then, `m` is the slope.

`2y = -6x +14`

`y = -3x+7`

So now, `m = -3`