Question

Find the slope of a line parallel to each given line:

1) y = 3x - 2

2) y = x - 2

Answer 1

Question 1)
y = mx + c
y = 3x - 2
Slope = 3
Parallel Slope = 3

Question 2:
y = mx + c
y = x - 2
Slope = 1
Parallel Slope = 1

Answer 2

1. 3

2. 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Parallel lines have equal slopes, so the slope of the line which is parallel to y = 3x + 2 is the same as its slope.

The slope of the line y = 3x + 2 is 3.

Hence, the slope of the line is 3.

Let's find the slope of the line that's parallel to y = x - 2.

The slope of y = x - 2 is 1, so the line parallel to it has the same slope:

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