SOLUTION: Write the slope of a line parallel to the given line. -5x + y = 12

Question 58283: Write the slope of a line parallel to the given line.
-5x + y = 12
Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Write the slope of a line parallel to the given line.
-5x + y = 12
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Put the equation of the line in slope intercept form:, m=slope, and b=yintercept.
:
-5x+y=12
5x-5x+y=5x+12
slope m=5
Parallel lines have equal slopes so any line parallel to this one has a slope of
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