document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=772497>Question 772497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope of a line parallel to the line whose equation is y=-½x+3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #470925 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20849)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=470925\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Parallel lines and their slopes are easy. Since slope is a measure of the angle of a line from the horizontal, and since parallel lines must have the same angle, then parallel lines have the same slope — and lines with the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=same ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"same\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+slope ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+slope\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > are parallel.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "this line  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281%2F2%29x%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281%2F2%29x%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > has a slope <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; so, any other line with same slope will be parallel to this line </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );