Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 8 - Review - Page 317: 24

Answer

$$ m=-\frac{2}{5} .$$

Work Step by Step

Rewrite the equation in the slope-intercept form $y=mx+c$ as follows: $$ 5y=-2x+8\Longrightarrow y=-\frac{2}{5}x+\frac{8}{5} .$$ Now, by comparing the given equation with the standard slope-intercept form $y=mx+c$, we find that the slope is $$ m=-\frac{2}{5} .$$
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