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A line has an x-intercept of –5 and a y-intercept of 1. Determine the slope of a line parallel to this line.

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A line with an x-intercept of -5 has the coordinates (-5, 0); that same line with a y-intercept of 1 has the coordinates of (0, 1). The slope of this line is


m=(1-0)/(0-(-5))\\m= (1)/(5)\\

A line that is perpendicular to this one will have a slope of -5.

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