document.write( "Question 179847: Find the distance to two decimal places between the two lines whose equations are y=4x+5
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\n" ); document.write( "find the x intercepts:
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\n" ); document.write( "those are found by setting y = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "0=4x+5--->4x=-5--->x=-5/4
\n" ); document.write( "0=4x-1--->4x=1---->x=1/4
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\n" ); document.write( "so we have one point from each equation on the transversal which is the y axis
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\n" ); document.write( "(-5/4,0) and (1/4,0)
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"d=sqrt%28%28-3%2F2%29%5E2%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"d=sqrt%289%2F4%29\"$
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