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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line whose equation is x-y = 4

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Answer: Slope of 1.

Explanation:

First, we will put the equation into slope-intercept form.

x - y = 4

x = y + 4

y = x - 4

Our slope, when the line is written as y = mx + b, is the m value. Our m value here is one, so the slope of a line parallel to the line whose equation is x - y = 4 is 1.

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