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In the standard form of a linear equation:
y = mx + b
m is the slope


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The above is the slope-intercept form, not the standard form, which 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)


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


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y = mx + b

m is the slope, b is the y intercept

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