SOLUTION: What is the slope of any line that is parallel to 3x + 5y = 10

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Question 1127457: What is the slope of any line that is parallel to 3x + 5y = 10
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josgarithmetic:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the slope of any line that is parallel to 3x + 5y = 10
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Solve for "y" to see the equation in slope-intercept form.
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y = (-3/5)x + 2
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The slope is -3/5
The intercept is 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the slope of any line that is parallel to 3x + 5y = 10
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One could identify the slope as -3%2F5 by inspection.

HOW?
y=mx%2Bb has slope m.

Ax%2BBy=C
By=-Ax%2BC
y=-Ax%2FB%2BC%2FB
y=highlight_green%28-%28A%2FB%29%29x%2BC%2FB, slope is -A%2FB.


If the lines are to be parallel, then they have the same slope.