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What is the slope of a line that is parallel to y = 5x + 3?

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Answer:

slope = 5

Explanation:

The equation of a lin in slope- intercept form is

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )

y = 5x + 3 ← is in slope- intercept form

with slope m = 5

Parallel lines have equal slopes , then

The slope of a line parallel to y = 5x + 3 is 5

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