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What is the answer to the problem a Slope of a parallel line 2x+5y=11

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asked Feb 18, 2014 in GEOMETRY by johnkelly Apprentice

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Given line 2x+5y = 11

Subtrct 2x from each side.

2x-2x+5y = -2x+11

5y = -2x+11

Divide to each side by 5.

5y/5 = (-2x+11)/5

y = (-2/5)x+11/5

Compar it to y = mx+b

slope = -2/5.

Parallel lines have equal slope.

So the parallel line slope is -2/5.

answered Feb 18, 2014 by ashokavf Scholar

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