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The slope of BY is -1/5, and BYllJE

What is the slope of JE?

-5
-1/5
1/5
5

2 Answers

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parallel lines have the same slope, so the answer is -1/5
User Nerissa
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I believe "BY || JE" means that those two lines are congruent, which means the slope of JE would be the same as the slope of BY. So in this case the answer should be B. -1/5.

I hope this helped.
User Prabhat G
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