SOLUTION: The slope of a line parallel to x + 3y = 63 equals what?

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Question 1191030: The slope of a line parallel to x + 3y = 63 equals what?
Answer by ikleyn(52787) About Me  (Show Source):
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From the given equation, express y as a function of x


    y = %28-1%2F3%29x+%2B+21.


The coefficient at x is the slope of the straight line.


The slope of any other parallel straight line is the same.


ANSWER.  The slope is  -1%2F3.

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