Question

Find the slope of a line parallel to each given line.
17) y=-x + 5

Answer 1

-1

Explanation:

Slopes of a line parallel to each other equal each other, so the slope has to be the same

The slope in that equation is -1, so therefore, the slope has to be -1 for the other equation.

Answer 2

This equation is written in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b). In slope-intercept form, m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. So, the slope of this equation is -1 and the y-intercept is 5.

The graph will be below.

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