Question

Parallel slope of 8x+y=11

Answer 1

The slope parallel to this line is -8.

Explanation:

That's because parallel lines have the same slope. Therefore to find the slope of a parallel line, we must first find the slope of this one. On order to do that, we need to solve for y and then look at the coefficient of x.

8x + y = 11

y = -8x + 11

Therefore, we know the slope to be -8, which means the parallel slope must also be -8.

Answer 2

Find the parallel slope of 8x + y = 11

First, we must put this into slope-intercept form, just so that we see this better :)

Slope-intercept form : y=mx+b where m=slope, b=y-intercept.

Subtract 8x from both sides.

y = -8x + 11

-8 is in the "m" spot. Remember, m=slope :)

So, our slope is -8.

Remember, if 2 lines are parallel to one another, then they have the same slope.

So, the parallel slope of -8 is -8.

However, if 2 lines are perpendicular from one another, they have negative reciprocal slopes :)

~Hope I helped!~