document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=571130>Question 571130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sorry I forgot to write out the pair of lines\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+8=y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=6x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are these lines parallel? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #367961 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><B>Maths68(1474)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><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=Maths68><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=367961\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3x+8=y............(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Compare above equation with the standard equation of the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope =m=3 and y-intercept =b=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y=6x-3...........(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide above equation by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y/2=(6x-3)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=6x/2-3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x-3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Compare above equation with the standard equation of the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope =m=3 and y-intercept =b=-3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both lines are parallel because their slopes are same.<BR>\n" );
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