What is the slope of the line described by the equation below y-5=-3 (x-17)

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Owen Macias

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What is the slope of the line described by the equation below y-5=-3 (x-17)

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Kaliyah Valentine · Answer 1

the answer to your question is. The slope is - 3.

Aidyn · Answer 2

here we are given equation y-5=-3 (x-17)

general slope intercept form is y=mx+b, where m is slope

from our equation we have

y-5=-3 (x-17)

y-5=-3x+51

y=-3x+51+5

y=-3x+56

so slope is - 3