Consider the line -8x-6y=-7What is the slope of a line parallel to this line?
What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line? I'm struggling with this concept and I'm trying to learn it before class starts next week.

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primeralph · Answer

make y the subject of the relation. Whatever the coefficient of x is, that's the slope of a parallel line.

anonymous · Answer

to do that i would start by adding 8x to both sides or am i way off here?

primeralph · Answer

add 6y

anonymous · Answer

hmm, so if I understand you right: i have 4/3 parallel and -3/4 perpendicular?

primeralph · Answer

parallel should be negative

anonymous · Answer

thanks

anonymous · Answer

jiminy crickets, i have that on my paper too...geesh -4/3 parallel and 3/4 perpendicular