document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175127>Question 175127</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130442631/algebrahomeworkh>algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My QUEStiON iS iN My ALGEBRA BOOk. it REAdS: dEtERMiNE WhEthER tHE EqUAtiONs ARE PARALLEL LiNEs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PROBLEM:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1] x+4=y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   y-x=-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i dONt UNdERStANd HOW tO SOLVE tHiS PRObLEM.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CAN yOu HELP ME? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #130232 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=130232\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> first write them in slope intercept form so you can see the slope y=mx+b where m is the slope.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=x+4 is already in the right form<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=x-3--->we just added an x to both sides.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now we can see that the slope is 1 for each equation meaning they have the same slope therefore they are parallel lines.  </SPAN>\n" );
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