SOLUTION: Determine which two equations represent parallel lines. (a) y = 2x – 6 (b) y = –2x + 6 (c) y = 2x + 1 (d) y = -1/2 x – 6

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Question 113842: Determine which two equations represent parallel lines.
(a) y = 2x – 6 (b) y = –2x + 6 (c) y = 2x + 1 (d) y = -1/2 x – 6



Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since A) and C) have equal slopes of 2 (the slope is the number in front of the x), these two lines are parallel.
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