document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=275828>Question 275828</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> determine whether the graphs of the pair of lines are parallel.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 6 = y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - x = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the slope of the line y + 6 =Y? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 6 = y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = 1; y-intercept = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - x = -2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = 1 ; y-intercept = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The lines are parallel because the slopes <BR>\n" );
document.write( "are the same AND the y-intercepts are different.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the slope of the line y + 6 =Y?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation is a contradiction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtracting y from both sides you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 = 0 which is meaningless.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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