Answer:
The equation is not linear so the slope does not exist. And neither does a slope for the parallel line.
Step-by-step explanation:
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We have
.
First let us factor the 2 to obtain,

We can now see clearly that the expression inside the parentheses is a difference of two squares.
We now write the 4 as 2². So that we obtain the expression,

Recall that

Hence our expression becomes,

Therefore, when factored completely,

The base of the tent is 72 across the whole way and the hypotenuse is 45
so
to find the length of the stick call it x
half 72 to reduce it to the right hand side triangle
45²-36²=x²
x²=729
x=27 inches<span />