SOLUTION: y= 3x and y= 3x+10 find the distance between each pair of parallel lines

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Question 357239: y= 3x and y= 3x+10 find the distance between each pair of parallel lines

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Find the perpendicular line that goes through (0,0).
Since perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals,



Using the origin,



Now look for the intersection of and




Then find the y coordinate,

Now find the distance from (0,0) to (-3,1) using the distance formula,




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