document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=418271>Question 418271</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Line 1: 2y=10x+4. Line 2: y=6x+1. Are these parallel? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #292750 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=292750\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> strategy is to identify the slope of both lines:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Line 1: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=10x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Line 2: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=6x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since slopes are NOT the same they can't be parallel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer: NO<BR>\n" );
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