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how do you know if two lines intersect if you have only the equations? For example, if you have and , how do you find out how they relate to each other?
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\n" ); document.write( "For example, if you have $\"+8p=12-2q+\"$ and $\"+4p=6-q+\"$ , how do you find out how they relate to each other?
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\n" ); document.write( "Put the equations in slope-intercept form:
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\n" ); document.write( "p = (-1/4)q + (3/2)
\n" ); document.write( "p = (-1/4)q + (3/2)
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\n" ); document.write( "The 2 lines are the same.
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