Find the slope of the line parallel to 2x - y = 16

aphathalo

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2022-09-09

Find the slope of the line parallel to 2x - y = 16

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ordonansexa

ordonansexa

Beginner2022-09-10Added 7 answers

we need to know the following.
parallel lines have equal slopes
the equation of a line in slope-intercept form is.
| 2 2 y = m x + b 2 2 | ̲ ¯
where m represents the slope and b, the y-intercept.
rearrange 2x−y=16 into this form
subtract 2x from both sides
2 x - 2 x - y = 16 - 2 x
−y=16−2x
multiply all terms by - 1
y=2x−16
slope =m=2
hence slope of parallel line =2

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