document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=890175>Question 890175</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two different lines are parallel if their slope is? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two lines are parallel if their slope is?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the difference between these two statements?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If no then why they use the word \"different\"? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #538787 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=538787\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> By using \"different,\" you're removing the case where both lines are the same. For example, if line A is defined by y = 2x + 1 and line B is defined by 2y - 4x = 2, they have the same slope, but they're not parallel (parallel lines, by definition, do not intersect in the plane). </SPAN>\n" );
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