SOLUTION: consider the line 4x-2y=-7 What is the slope of a line parallel to this line? What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line?

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Question 481885: consider the line 4x-2y=-7
What is the slope of a line parallel to this line?
What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line?



Found 2 solutions by solver91311, ewatrrr:
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Note:  y = mx + b, where m is the slope:

line 4x-2y = -7  OR y = 2x+7/2 , m = 2  OR m = highlight%282%2F1%29

the slope of a line parallel to this line: m = 2

the slope of a line perpendicular to this line: m = -1/2