SOLUTION: find the distance between the pair of parallel lines y=x-6 and y=x+8

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Question 729966: find the distance between the pair of parallel lines y=x-6 and y=x+8

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find the distance between the pair of parallel lines y=x-6 and y=x+8
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The slope is the lines = 1 --> angles with the axes are 45 degs
--> a right triangle with 45, 45, 90 degs
The hypotenuse is the distance between the y-intercepts = 14
Side length = distance between the lines =

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