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Find the slope of a line parallel to 3x + y = 15

A. - 2/5

B. 5

C. -3

D. 1/3

User Peller
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rearranging the equation gives us y=15-3x

if we were to find an equation for a PARALLEL line, we would just use the same slope.

if we were to find an equation for a PERPENDICULAR line, we would do the opposite reciprocal. in this case, that would be answer D. but this is WRONG!

the question asks us to find the slope of a PARALLEL line. thus, the answer is C.

final answer -- C.
User Horus
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I am pretty sure the answer is C but i am not 100% sure
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