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The standard form for the equation of a straight line in 2-dimensional space is

ax + by + c = 0


The standard form can be converted to the slope-intercept form by rearranging, as follows:


by = -ax - c

so y = -(a/b)x -(c/b)


Then, the slope (or gradient) is (-a/b).


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