SOLUTION: If the line passing through the points (a, 1) and (14, 5) is parallel to the line passing through the points (0, 9) and (a + 2, 1), what is the value of a?

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Question 894559: If the line passing through the points
(a, 1) and (14, 5)
is parallel to the line passing through the points
(0, 9) and (a + 2, 1),
what is the value of a?

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