Question

What is the slope of a line that is parallel to the graph of x + 3y = 5?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Two lines are parallel if the have the same slope. Example 1: Find the slope of the line parallel to the line 4x – 5y = 12. To find the slope of this line we need to get the line into slope-intercept form (y = mx + b), which means we need to solve for y: The slope of the line 4x – 5y = 12 is m = 4/5.

Answer 2

Answer: -1/3

Step-by-step explanation: If its parallel, the slope will be flipped, so the new slope is -1/3.