what is the slope of the line whose eqaution is y-4=5/2(x-2)?

Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given the equation:

y-4 = 5/2(x-2)

5/2 represents the slope of the line.

It can also be written in the form: m =5/2

In order to simplify the given equation, we distribute the slope of the line with the values inside the parenthesis.

y -4 = 5/2 x -5

y = 5/2x - 5 + 4

y =5/2x -1