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What is the slope of a line parallel to the line whose equation is 12x+2y=24Fully simplify your answer.

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Answer:

The slope is -6

Explanation:

12x+2y=24

We want to find the slope of a line that is parallel to this line.

Parallel lines have the same slope, so we need to find the slope of this line.

We can get this equation in slope intercept form to find the slope

y = mx+b where m is the slope

Subtract 12x from each side

2y = -12x+24

Divide each side by 2

y = -12x/2 +24/2

y = -6x+12

The slope is -6

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