What is the slope of the line given by the equation y−10=−5(x+20)
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10

−5
negative 5

−20
negative 20

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To find the slope of the line given by the equation \( y - 10 = -5(x + 20) \), we will rewrite the equation in slope-intercept form, which is \( y = mx + b \), where \( m \) is the slope.

Starting with the equation:

\[
y - 10 = -5(x + 20)
\]

First, distribute \(-5\):

\[
y - 10 = -5x - 100
\]

Next, add \(10\) to both sides:

\[
y = -5x - 100 + 10
\]

This simplifies to:

\[
y = -5x - 90
\]

Now, we can see that the slope \( m \) is \(-5\).

So the slope of the line is:

\[
\boxed{-5}
\]

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