SOLUTION: Find the slope of any line that is a) parallel b) Perpendicular to the line y=-7x+5.

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Question 531320: Find the slope of any line that is a) parallel b) Perpendicular to the line y=-7x+5.
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You can tell the slope of the given line by inspection since the equation is in slope intercept form. Parallel lines have equal slopes and perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of one another.

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