SOLUTION: find the slope of a line parallel to the line -x = 2y + 5

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Question 150840: find the slope of a line parallel to the line -x = 2y + 5
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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-x+=+2y+%2B+5
Let's put the equation in slope-intercept form, y=mx%2Bb,
-x+=+2y+%2B+5
-x-5+=+2y
y=-%281%2F2%29%28x%2B5%29
Parallel lines have the same slope.
m=-%281%2F2%29