document.write( "Question 387848: Determine whether the graphs of the two lines are parrallel.\r
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document.write( "Hi,         
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document.write( "Determining whether the graphs of the two lines are parallel
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document.write( "Note:  Parallel Lines have the same slope
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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b 
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document.write( "where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.  
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document.write( "y + 5 = 2x   OR  y = 2x - 5    m = 2
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document.write( "3x - y = -5  OR  y = 3x + 5    m = 3
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document.write( "These two lines do not the same slope, they are not parallell lines.
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