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Find the slope of a line parallel to the given line: 5x + y = 3

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Slope of a line parallel to the given line = -5

Step-by-step explanation

Two parallel lines have the same slopes.

So, if we obtain the slope of one line, we will obtain the slope of the other line.

The slope and y-intercept form of the equation of a straight line is given as

y = mx + b

where

y = y-coordinate of a point on the line.

m = slope of the line.

x = x-coordinate of the point on the line whose y-coordinate is y.

b = y-intercept of the line.

So, we need to put the given equation of the line in the y = mx + b form to obtain m.

5x + y = 3

y = -5x + 3

Comaparing this with y = mx + b

m = slope = -5

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