What is the slope of a line parallel to 2x + 4y = -17? Express your answer as a common fraction.
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+128474 In the form Ax + By = -C
The slope of the line = -A/B
So
A = 2 B = 4
And the slope is
- A / B = -2 /4 = - 1/2
+1253 4y=-2x-17
y=-1/2 x-17/4
The slope of a line parallel is the same slope, so it is -1/2.
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