Question

What is the slope of a line that is parallel to the given line

Answer 1

Answer:

-3/2

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope of a line is calculated by finding the rise over run of two points on the line. In this case, I use the points (-3, 4) and (1, -2). Then, I use the formula of $\frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2}- x_{1} }$  to find the slope. If 4 is $y_{2}$, -3 is $x_{2}$, 1 is $x_{1}$ and -2 is $y_{1}$, then,

$\frac{4 - (-2)}{ -3- 1 } = \frac{6}{-4} = \frac{3}{-2}$

Furthermore, the slope of a parallel line is always the same as the given line. Therefore, the answer is -3/2.