document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=296999>Question 296999</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> are the following pairs of lines parallel 2x - 4y = 16 and 3x = 6y + 18 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 4y = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/2)x -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 6y + 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/2)x-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slopes are the same and intercepts are different, so the lines ae parallel.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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