What is the slope of the line given by the equation y = .5x?

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What is the slope of the line given by the equation y = .5x? Enter your answer as an integer or fraction in lowest terms.

2007-03-21 02:57:24 · 5 answers · asked by bekah_2009 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

1/2
rise of 1
run of 2

2007-03-21 03:02:15 · answer #1 · answered by JS 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The slope of the line is 1/2.

2007-03-21 10:04:51 · answer #2 · answered by zwergel88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's 1/2. If y = mx+b, m is the slope of the line.

2007-03-21 10:03:01 · answer #3 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

slope is coeeficient of x.

slope = .5

2007-03-21 10:02:38 · answer #4 · answered by bignose68 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

y=mx+c
therefore gradient is 0.5 or 1/2

2007-03-21 10:05:36 · answer #5 · answered by XxSyNd3rXx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋