Question

How do you find the slope of a line parallel to `9x-5y=4`?

Answer 1

`color(red)(m = 9/5)`

Explanation:

Parallel lines have the same slope.

So if you can find the slope of the given line, you have the slope you want.

Change the line into the form `y=color(red)(m)x+c`
The value of `m` will be the slope of the line.

`9x-4 = 5y" "larr` to make the y term positive

`y = color(red)(9/5)x-4/5`

`color(red)(m = 9/5)`