Question

The equation of line p is y= -7/8x + 3/2. line q is parallel to line p. what is the slope of line q?

Answer 1

The slope of Line q is -7/8.

Explanation:

Remember that for two lines to be parallel, their two slopes must be equivalent.

We are given that the equation of Line p is:

`\displaystyle y=-(7)/(8)x+(3)/(2)`

So, the slope of Line p is -7/8.

Line p is parallel to Line q. Therefore, the two lines have the same slope.

Hence, the slope of Line q must also be -7/8.