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Consider the line y=−8x-5. What is the slope of a line parallel to this line? What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line?

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The slope of y=8x+5 is 8, because it is in slope intercept form: y=mx+b form, where m is the slope. I think this is right sorry if I’m wrong!!
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Answer:

Explanation:

Parallel slope = -8

Perpendicular slope = 1/8

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