document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1023162>Question 1023162</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Show that the line 3x+2y=12 is parallel to the line 6x+4y=9  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sort equations into y = mx + c form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 2y = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = -3x + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -3/2x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Gradient = -3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "............<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 4y = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = -6x + 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -6/4x + 9/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Gradient = -6/4 = -3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "............<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lines that are parallel have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gradients that equal one another.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m1 = m2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3/2 = -3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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