What is the slope of a line parallel to the line whose equation is y - x = 5?

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Steve Hines

Mathematics

21 January, 08:14

What is the slope of a line parallel to the line whose equation is y - x = 5?

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Josephine Humphrey · Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

When you solve for y (by adding x to both sides), you get y = x - 5 where x is the slope since it only says x, we put a 1 in front of it. M is the slope in y = mx + b, so the slope would be 1 since parallel lines have the same slope.