Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Functions and Their Graphs - 2.4 Library of Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions - 2.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 93: 74

Answer

$\frac{3}{4}$.

Work Step by Step

If a line's equation is $y=mx+b$, then $m$ is its slope. Two lines are parallel if their slopes are equal. $3x-4y=12\\3x-12=4y\\y=\frac{3}{4}x-3$. Hence we can see that the slope of a parallel line is $\frac{3}{4}$.
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