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a line passes through the point (-9,-8) and is parallel to the line with equation y=5x-7. what is the slope of this line?

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Answer:

5

Explanation:

slopes of the parallel lines are always same this line has slope five

because equation in y intercept form is y=mx+b

where m is the slope.

so the slope of the new line will be five

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