SOLUTION: How do you find the slope of a parallel line and the slope of a perpendicular line with this equation. y=8x+5

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Question 680428: How do you find the slope of a parallel line and the slope of a perpendicular line with this equation. y=8x+5
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Parallel lines have the same slope
Perpendicular lines have negative inverse (reciprocal) slope
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Using y = 8x+5
where the slope is 8
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A parallel line will have a slope of 8
A perpendicular line will have a slope of -1%2F8
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