How to find the slope of parallel lines - Math
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What is the slope of a line parallel to the line described by 3x + 8y =16?
What is the slope of a line parallel to the line described by 3x + 8y =16?
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First, you should put the equation in slope intercept form (y = _m_x + b), where m is the slope.
Isolate the y term
3x + 8y – 3x = 16 – 3x
8y = 16 – 3x
Rearrange terms
8y = –3x +16
Divide both sides by 8
The slope of the line is -3/8. A parallel line will have the same slope, thus -3/8 is the correct answer.
First, you should put the equation in slope intercept form (y = _m_x + b), where m is the slope.
Isolate the y term
3x + 8y – 3x = 16 – 3x
8y = 16 – 3x
Rearrange terms
8y = –3x +16
Divide both sides by 8
The slope of the line is -3/8. A parallel line will have the same slope, thus -3/8 is the correct answer.
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Which equation described a line parallel to the line that connects points (–8,9) and (3,–4)?
Which equation described a line parallel to the line that connects points (–8,9) and (3,–4)?
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In order for two lines to be parellel, their slopes have to be the same.
Find the slope of the line connecting those two points using the general slope formula, 
, where the points are 
and 
. In our case, the points are (–8,9) and (3,–4). The slope is calculated below.
Match this slope value with one of the possible choice of equations. The correct equation is 
because its slope is the same.
In order for two lines to be parellel, their slopes have to be the same.
Find the slope of the line connecting those two points using the general slope formula,
Match this slope value with one of the possible choice of equations. The correct equation is
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What is the slope of a line parallel to 
?
What is the slope of a line parallel to
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When two lines are parallel, they have the same slope. With this in mind we take the slope of the first line which is 
and make it the slope of our parallel line.
If 
, then 
.
When two lines are parallel, they have the same slope. With this in mind we take the slope of the first line which is
If
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What is the slope of a line that is parallel to 
?
What is the slope of a line that is parallel to
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Parallel lines have identical slopes. To determine the slope of the given line, transform 
into the 
format, or 
. The slope of the given line is 
, so its parallel line must also be 
.
Parallel lines have identical slopes. To determine the slope of the given line, transform
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Which of the following are NOT parallel to each other?
Which of the following are NOT parallel to each other?
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Four of the answers are not in slope-intercept form.
For the lines to be parallel, all must share the same slopes.
To identify the slopes, this is the 
term of:
The only equation that does not have a slope of 
is
.
Four of the answers are not in slope-intercept form.
For the lines to be parallel, all must share the same slopes.
To identify the slopes, this is the
The only equation that does not have a slope of
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Lines A and B are parallel. Line A can be represented by the equation 
.
Find the slope of line B.
Lines A and B are parallel. Line A can be represented by the equation
Find the slope of line B.
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If two lines are parallel, then they have the same slope.
Line A is:
Rewrite this in slope-intercept form where 
is the slope:
The slope of line A is 
.
If the slope of line A is 
, then the slope of line B must be 
.
If two lines are parallel, then they have the same slope.
Line A is:
Rewrite this in slope-intercept form where
The slope of line A is
If the slope of line A is
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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
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Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, 
equals the line's slope and 
represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of 
.
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format,
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of
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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
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Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of 
.
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format,
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of
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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
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Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of 
.
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format,
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of
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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
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Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of 
.
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format,
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of
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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
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Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of 
.
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format,
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of
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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
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Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of 
.
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format,
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of
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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
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Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of 
.
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format,
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of
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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
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Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of 
.
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format,
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of
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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
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Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of 
.
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format,
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of
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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
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Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of 
.
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format,
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of
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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
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Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of 
.
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format,
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of
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Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
Find the slope of a line parallel to the line with the equation:
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Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of 
.
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format,
In the given equation:
And it has a slope of:
Parallel lines share the same slope.
The parallel line has a slope of
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If line X is parallel to line A with a slope of 
and a y-intercept of 
, what is the slope of line X?
If line X is parallel to line A with a slope of
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By definition, lines are parallel if they have the same slope.
The problem states that line A has a slope of 
and that line X is parallel to it.
This means that line X must also have a slope of 
.
The y-intercept is not a determinant of lines being parallel or perpendicular.
By definition, lines are parallel if they have the same slope.
The problem states that line A has a slope of
This means that line X must also have a slope of
The y-intercept is not a determinant of lines being parallel or perpendicular.
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If a line is parallel to the line 
, what must be the slope of the other line?
If a line is parallel to the line
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If a line is parallel to another line, they will never intersect. This means that their slopes will be the same.
The equation given is in standard form. Convert the equation to slope intercept form, 
, in order to determine the slope 
.
Subtract 
on both sides.
Simplify and reorganize the terms.
Divide by three on both sides.
Simplify both sides.
The slope of the parallel line must be 
.
If a line is parallel to another line, they will never intersect. This means that their slopes will be the same.
The equation given is in standard form. Convert the equation to slope intercept form,
Subtract
Simplify and reorganize the terms.
Divide by three on both sides.
Simplify both sides.
The slope of the parallel line must be
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