SOLUTION: Show how to determine if the following pairs of lines are parallel without graphing: 2x-4y=16 3x=6y+18

SOLUTION: Show how to determine if the following pairs of lines are parallel without graphing: 2x-4y=16 3x=6y+18

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Question 294123: Show how to determine if the following pairs of lines are parallel without graphing: 2x-4y=16
3x=6y+18
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
get x and y on the same side of the equation

if the ratio of the x and y coefficients is the same in both equations, then the slopes of the lines are the same
___ which means the lines are parallel
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