SOLUTION: How can you find the slope of a parallel line and the slope of a perpendicular line with the equation y=-7x+4

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Question 680429: How can you find the slope of a parallel line and the slope of a perpendicular line with the equation y=-7x+4
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Parallel lines have the SAME slope
Perpendicular lines have a slope of negative inverse (reciprocal).
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Using y = -7x + 4
The slope is -7
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A parallel line will have a slope of -7
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A perpendicular line will have a slope of 1%2F7
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