document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57277>Question 57277</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone help me out on this problem?  I put it through last night, but I typed the past part wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  I need to determine which two equations represent parallel lines.:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  (a)  y = 6x -5, (b)  y = 6x + 5  (c) y = 6x + 2 or (d) y = - 1/6 x - 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Ashley </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "  (a)  y = 6x -5, (b)  y = 6x + 5  (c) y = 6x + 2 or (d) y = - 1/6 x - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I sent you an email about this one. But I'll explain it again.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parallel lines have equla slopes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can tell the slope of a line that is in slope intercept form by looking at the coefficient of x.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope intercept form is<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where m=slope and (0,b)=y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In (a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=highlight%286%29x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=highlight%286%29x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the slope, m=6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In (b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=highlight%286%29x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=highlight%286%29x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the slope, m=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In (c)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=highlight%286%29x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=highlight%286%29x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the slope, m=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In (d)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=highlight%28-1%2F6%29x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=highlight%28-1%2F6%29x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the slope, m=-1/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I was confused because you have three parallel lines instead of two. a, b, and c are all parallel, the only one that isn't is (d).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take a look at their graphs, can you see what I mean?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating, Ashley!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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