Question

The slope of line 1 is -1/2 and line 1 is parallel to line2. What is the slope of line2?


A.
m = –2
B.
m = -1/2
C.
m = 1/2
D.
m = 2

Help??? ;'--)

Answer 1

Parallel lines have the same slope! The slope measures how steep the line is, and parallel lines are equally steep.

It follows quite immediately that line 2 has also slope -1/2.