SOLUTION: the equation of a line is y=7/8x+2 the slope fo a line paralled to it is ? the slope of a line perpendicular to it is ?

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Question 857915: the equation of a line is y=7/8x+2
the slope fo a line paralled to it is ?
the slope of a line perpendicular to it is ?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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compare with equation y= mx+b
where m is the slope

Parallel line slope m= 7/8
Perpendicular line slope = -8/7
( negative reciprocal of the slope of given line)