document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=44659>Question 44659</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine if the pair of lines are parallel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x + 2y = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/4)x-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I came up with (-2,-4) and (4,-2) or should I have solved seperately for x and y in each problem.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #29543 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=adamchapman><B>adamchapman(301)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=adamchapman><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=29543\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two lines are parralel if they have the same gradient. When the equation of a line is written in the form \"y=mx+c\", \"m\" represents the gradient.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second equation is already in the form we want, and we can see that the gradient is 1/4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rearrange the first equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x + 2y = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = 8x + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 4x + 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The gradient of this line is 4. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4 is not the same as 4, so the two lines are not parallel.\r<BR>\n" );
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