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Line k is defined by y=14x+1. Line j is parallel to line k in the xy-plane. What is the slope of j ?

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Explanation

The correct answer is 14. It's given that line k is defined by y=14x+1. It's also given that line j is parallel to line k in the xy-plane. A line in the xy-plane represented by an equation in slope-intercept form y=mx+b has a slope of m and a y-intercept of 0,b. Therefore, the slope of line k is 14. Since parallel lines have equal slopes, the slope of line j is 14. Note that 1/4 and .25 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.