SOLUTION: Determine whether each pair of equations represents parallel lines. y=1/3x-2 y=-1/3x+1

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Question 447710: Determine whether each pair of equations represents parallel lines.
y=1/3x-2
y=-1/3x+1
Answer by Leaf W.(135) About Me  (Show Source):
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When in the format y = mx + b, as these equations are, one can look at the 'm' to know the slope. For these, the slopes are 1%2F3 and -1%2F3. Slopes that are the SAME (identical) between equations name PARALLEL lines. However, since one of your slopes is positive and the other is negative, the slopes are NOT parallel.
***THEREFORE, THIS PAIR OF EQUATIONS DOES NOT REPRESENT PARALLEL LINES.