SOLUTION: are these equations parallel x+11=y and x-y=-7

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Question 257709: are these equations parallel
x+11=y and x-y=-7
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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No. Equations are not parallel.
The lines represented by the equations may be parallel.
let's put them in slope intercept form
y=x+11
has a slope of 1
x-y=-7
add 7 and y to both sides
y=x+7
slope is also 1
So the lines are a parallel.