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What is the slope of the line that is parallel to the line whose equation is 2x + y = 4?
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What is the slope of the line that is parallel to the line whose equation is 2x + y = 4?

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The slope is -2. To get the slope you rearrange in terms of y so you get the equation y = -2x + 4. The number by the x term is the slope. Any pair of parallel lines has an equal slope
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