SOLUTION: y= 3x+7 and 8x- 2y= 16 are the pair of lines parallel

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Question 330502: y= 3x+7 and 8x- 2y= 16 are the pair of lines parallel
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8x-2y=16
-2y=-8x%2B16
y=4x-8
No, one has a slope of 3 and the other has a slope of 4.
Parallel lines have identical slopes.
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