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document.write( "In y = mx + b, m is the slope, b is the y-intercept. Parallel lines will have equal slopes. \r \n" );
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document.write( "Any line with the equation y = 5x + b where will be a different line that is parallel to y = 5x + 1. So y = 5x + 7 is one example.