Question

What is the slope of a line parallel to line B?

Answer 1

Step 1: Find the slope of the line. To find the slope of the given line we need to get the line into slope-intercept form (y = mx + b), which means we need to solve for y: The slope of the line 3x – 5y = 9 is m = 3/5. Therefore, the slope of the line parallel to this line would have to be m = 3/5.

Answer 2

`(5)/(2)`

Explanation:

The slope of a line parallel to b has the exact same slope as b. Therefore, by finding the slope of b, you will find the slope of a line parallel to be as well.

The following formula is used to find m, the slope of the line, using the two given points:

`m=(y_(1)-y_(2) )/(x_(1)-x_(2) ) \\m=(5--5)/(3--1) \\m=(5+5)/(3+1) \\m=(10)/(4) \\m=(5)/(2)`