Question

If one line has a slope of -5/4 what would the slope of a line
parallel to that line?

Answer 1

`-(5)/(4)`

Explanation:

Parallel lines always have equal slopes. Therefore any parallel line to a given line will share the same slope.

Answer 2

-5/4

Explanation:

Parallel lines have the same slope but a different y intercepts, because if you think about parellel lines, they'll never intersect-- if two lines have the same slope, that means they won't be able to intersect. However, if they have the same slope, they would be coinciding (the same). That's why the y intercepts are different.

Since the slope of the first line is -5/4, the slope for the line parallel to it would also be -5/4

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