Question 71768
ANSWER=NO. THE SLOPES ARE NOT THE SAME 1/4 DOES NOT = 4.
proof is in the graphs below.
{{{ graph( 300, 200, -6, 5, -10, 10, y = x/4 +5, y = 4x -7) }}} (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions y = x/4 +5 and y = 4x -7).