a) -2
a slope of a line perpendicular is it’s opposite and reciprocal.
Therefore you want to find the slope. You can do this by writing it in intercept form, or just knowing A/B since it’s in standard form.
slope form: y= mx + b
8y = -4 -4x
y = -1/2x -1/2
So the slope is -1/2 so it’s opposite and reciprocal would be 2. So a slope of a line perpendicular is -2.
b) -1/2
A line parallel would have the same slope as your equation. Since you know the slope -1/2 you know whatever your b value is, that line would be parallel as long as it has the same slope.
