What is the slope of a line parallel to $6 x + 2 y = 8$ $6x+2y=8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-30T00:39:56

$- 3$ $- 3$

We have: $6 x + 2 y = 8$ $6 x + 2 y = 8$

Let's express the equation in "slope-intercept form":

$\Rightarrow 2 y = - 6 x + 8$ $=> 2 y = - 6 x + 8$

$\Rightarrow y = - 3 x + 4$ $=> y = - 3 x + 4$

$therefore m = - 3$

Therefore, the slope of any line parallel to $6 x + 2 y = 8$ is $- 3$ .

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