Question

What would be the slope of a line that is PARALLEL to the following?

y=-4x +11
If your answer is a fraction please enter it as a decimal.
Parallel Slope =

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Answer 1

The slope would be -4

Explanation:

Since the two lines are parallel, the slopes would have to be the same because the lines can't intersect. In an equation of a line, the number before the "x" is always the slope.

Answer 2

The slope of a line that is parallel to y=-4x+11 is m2=-4

Explanation:

Parallel lines

The equation of a line of slope m and y-intercept b can be expressed as:

y=mx+b

The equation of the given line is

y=-4x+11

Which means its slope is m1=-4

Two parallel lines are defined to have the same slope. If m2 is the slope of a parallel line, then:

m2=m1=-4

Then, the slope of a line that is parallel to y=-4x+11 is m2=-4