Question

What is the slope of the line parallel to 2y=3x+6

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation of a straight line is usually represented in the slope-intercept form, y = mx + c

Where c = y intercept

m = slope

We want to determine the slope of the line parallel to 2y=3x+6

Rearranging 2y=3x+6 in the slope intercept form, it becomes

2y/2 = 3x/2 + 6/2

y = 3x/2 + 3

The slope = 3/2

If two lines are parallel to each other, the their slopes are equal.

So the slope of the line parallel to 2y=3x+6 is 3/2

To determine slope of the line perpendicular to y=8x+24

Comparing y=8x+24 with the slope intercept form, y = m+ c,

Slope, m = 8

If two limes are perpendicular, then the product of the slopes is -1

Let the slope of the perpendicular line to the one given by the above equation be m1. Therefore,

8 × m1 = -1

8 m1 = -1

m1 = -1/8

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