SOLUTION: We are trying to figure out how to solve the question- we don't want the answer just the steps needed to proceed. Find the slope of each line and tell whether the lines are para

Question 558188: We are trying to figure out how to solve the question- we don't want the answer just the steps needed to proceed.
Find the slope of each line and tell whether the lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither
y=3x+1
y=3x-3
Found 3 solutions by rfer, edjones, rapaljer:
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
slope m=3
parallel
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope of both is 3 (the number before the x) so they are parallel.

Answer by rapaljer(4671)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When the equation of a line is in the form y=mx+b, the slope of the line is the coefficient of x, which is m. In your problem, the coefficient of x for both lines is 3, so the slope is 3 for both lines.

If the slopes of two lines is the SAME, then the lines are PARALLEL.

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