Mathematics

Parallel lines have identical slopes—they never meet because they rise and fall at exactly the same rate. Since the equation is already in slope-intercept form $y = mx + b$, where $m$ is the slope, you just need to identify the coefficient of $x$. Any line parallel to this one will have that same slope.

Parallel lines have identical slopes—they never meet because they rise and fall at exactly the same rate. Since the equation is already in slope-intercept form $y = mx + b$, where $m$ is the slope, you just need to identify the coefficient of $x$. Any line parallel to this one will have that same slope.