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What is the slope of a line that is parallel to the line y= - 1/5?

What is the slope of a line that is parallel to the line y= - 1/5?-example-1

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If the line is parallel to the other line then they would have the exact same slope, -1/5 . if they have a different slope then they wouldn't be parallel as they would eventually intersect. So the answer is the first option, -1/5.

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