SOLUTION: consider the line 4x-2y=-7 What is the slope of a line parallel to this line? What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line?

Question 481885: consider the line 4x-2y=-7
What is the slope of a line parallel to this line?
What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line?

Found 2 solutions by solver91311, ewatrrr:
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
Note: y = mx + b, where m is the slope:
line 4x-2y = -7 OR y = 2x+7/2 , m = 2 OR m =
the slope of a line parallel to this line: m = 2
the slope of a line perpendicular to this line: m = -1/2
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