SOLUTION: circle the letters of the parallel lines. a. y= - 2/3x + 2 b. y= 2/3x +2 c. y= 3/2 +2 d. y= 2/3x - 4 I got it the first time wrong,can someone help me please?

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Question 1137888: circle the letters of the parallel lines.
a. y= - 2/3x + 2
b. y= 2/3x +2
c. y= 3/2 +2
d. y= 2/3x - 4
I got it the first time wrong,can someone help me please?

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circle the letters of the parallel lines.
a. y= - 2/3x + 2
b. y= 2/3x +2
c. y= 3/2 +2
d. y= 2/3x - 4
I got it the first time wrong,can someone help me please?
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The slope-intercept form of a line is y = mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-axis intercept. Parallel lines have equal slope, so you are looking for values of 'm' that are equal. Of the choices given, only b and d have equal slope, hence those lines are parallel.

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