document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=567547>Question 567547</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are the graphs of the lines in each pair parallel? Explain.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -3/2x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 2y = 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -3/2x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 2y = 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for a straight line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewrite given equations in standard form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First equation: y=-3x/2+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 2y = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=-3x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3x/2+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As you can see, both lines have the same slope but different x-intercepts, therefore, lines are parallel to each other </SPAN>\n" );
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