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Question
Find the slope of the line which is parallel to `x/2 - y/3 -1 = 0 `
Solution
`x/2 - y/3 -1 = 0 `
`y/3 = x/2 -1 `
`y = (3x)/2 - 3`
Slope of this line = `3/2`
Slope of the line which is parallel to the given line = Slope of the given line = `3/2`
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