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document.write( "Parallel lines slope the same way.\r\n" );
document.write( "That is, they have the same slope\r\n" );
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document.write( "The coefficient of x in  is .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the slope of  is . \r\n" );
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document.write( "The coefficient of x in  is . \r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the slope of  is .\r\n" );
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document.write( " is the equation of a line parallel to the line .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore  must be the same as \r\n" );
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document.write( "Result:\r\n" );
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document.write( " is the equation of a line parallel to the line .\r\n" );
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