SOLUTION: The slope of a line is 5/3. What is the slope of any line parallel to this line?

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Question 686997: The slope of a line is 5/3. What is the slope of any line parallel to this line?
Answer by Stitch(470) About Me  (Show Source):
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By definition any two lines are parallel as long as they have the same slope.
So the slope of any line parallel to it is 5/3.
For example. the lines (5/3)X and 5/3(X) + 2 are parallel.