The general line equation in slope-intercept form is
[tex]y=mx+b[/tex]where x is the independent variable, y is the dependent one, m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Then, by comparing this form with the given equation, we can note that
[tex]\begin{gathered} m=5 \\ \text{and} \\ b=-\frac{1}{2} \end{gathered}[/tex]that is, the slope is equal to 5 and the y-intercept is equal to -1/2
