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What is the slope of a line parallel to the line whose equation is 2 – 2y = 4. Fully
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User Jatin Bansal
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Answer:

The slope of the given line and a line parallel to it is

5

2

.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

5

x

2

y

=

11

is the standard form of a linear equation.

A line parallel to this line has the same slope. To determine the slope, solve for

y

to change the equation to slope-intercept form:

y

=

m

x

+

b

,

where:

m

is the slope and

b

is the y-intercept.

5

x

2

y

=

11

Subtract

5

x

from both sides.

2

y

=

5

x

+

11

Divide both sides by

2

.

y

=

5

2

x

+

11

2

Simplify.

y

=

5

2

x

11

2

The slope of the given line and a line parallel to it is

5

2

.

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