SOLUTION: what is distance between two parallel lines given the equations y=3x+2 and y=3x-8

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Question 229759: what is distance between two parallel lines given the equations
y=3x+2 and y=3x-8
Answer by Alan3354(21605) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is distance between two parallel lines given the equations
y=3x+2 and y=3x-8
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Distance between y-intercepts = 10
Slope m = 3
d = 10*cos(arctan(m)) (I worked this out recently)
d = 3.16227766...
d = sqrt(10)