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What is the slope of a a line that is parallel to the line represented by the equation x-y=8

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Answer:

Slope = 1

x-intercept = 8/1 = 8.00000

y-intercept = 8/-1 = -8.00000

Explanation:

1.1 Solve x-y-8 = 0

Tiger recognizes that we have here an equation of a straight line. Such an equation is usually written y=mx+b ("y=mx+c" in the UK).

"y=mx+b" is the formula of a straight line drawn on Cartesian coordinate system in which "y" is the vertical axis and "x" the horizontal axis.

In this formula :

y tells us how far up the line goes

x tells us how far along

m is the Slope or Gradient i.e. how steep the line is

b is the Y-intercept i.e. where the line crosses the Y axis

The X and Y intercepts and the Slope are called the line properties. We shall now graph the line x-y-8 = 0 and calculate its properties

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