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The lines shown below are parallel. If the green line has a slope of 5, what isthe slope of the red line?A. 5O B. //1C.091D. -5

The lines shown below are parallel. If the green line has a slope of 5, what isthe-example-1
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Note that parallel lines always have the same slope.

From the problem, green line is parallel to the red line.

So they must have the same slope from the definition of parallel lines.

The slope of green line is 5, so the slope of the red line must be 5.

The answer is A. 5

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