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Consider the line 6x+5y=2

What is the slope of a line parallel to this line?

What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line?

Slope of a parallel line:
Slope of a perpendicular line:​

User Arie Pinto
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Explanation:

Slope of this line and its parallel line is equal

slope = - a / b

= - 6 / 5

Slope of a perpendicular line = 5 / 6

User Mike Andrianov
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Parallel slope would be -6/5
Perpendicular line would be 5/6 slope
User B Furtado
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