Consider the line 5x+2y=4 What is the slope of a line parallel to this line? What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line? Slope of parallel line: Slope of perpendicular line:
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5x + 2y = 4 can be rewritten as y = -5/2x + 2. So, the slope of the given line is -5/2. A line parallel to the given line will have the same slope. So, the slope of a line parallel to the given line is also -5/2. Show more…
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