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What is the slope of a line that is parallel to y=5x+3

What is the slope of a line that is parallel to y=5x+3-example-1
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Parallel lines have the same slope. This line is in the form of:


\sf y=mx+b

Where 'm' is the slope and 'b' is the y-intercept.


\sf y=5x+3

So the slope of this line is 5, which means the slope of a line parallel to it will also be 5.
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