SOLUTION: Are these lines parallel? y=1/4x+5,y=4x-7
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Question 71768: Are these lines parallel? y=1/4x+5,y=4x-7
Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ANSWER=NO. THE SLOPES ARE NOT THE SAME 1/4 DOES NOT = 4.
proof is in the graphs below.
(graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions y = x/4 +5 and y = 4x -7).
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