SOLUTION: Are the graphs of these lines parallel? y=4x+12 -4x+3y+21

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Question 948961: Are the graphs of these lines parallel?
y=4x+12
-4x+3y+21
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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No, although your second equation is incomplete.
The slope of the first line is m%5B1%5D=4 while the slope of the second line is m%5B2%5D=4%2F3 or m%5B2%5D=-4%2F3.
Parallel lines have identical slopes.