SOLUTION: Explain how you can determine if two lines are parellel [sic] when only given the standard form of the respective linear function?

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Question 657612: Explain how you can determine if two lines are parellel [sic] when only given the standard form of the respective linear function?
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Explain how you can determine if two lines are parellel when only given the standard form of the respective linear function?
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Find the slopes. If the slopes are equal, they're parallel.
If the slopes AND the y-intercepts are equal, they're coincident, the same line.