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Are the graphs of the lines in the pair parallel y = 2x/3 - 17 4x - 6y = -6

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The equation of a line in the slope intercept form is expressed as

y = mx + c

where

m represents slope

c represents y intercept

By comparing the first equation with the slope intercept equation,

slope = 2/3

We would rearrange the second equation. It becomes

6y = 4x + 6

Dividing both sides by 6, we have

6y/6 = 4x/6 + 6/6

y = 2x/3 + 1

By comparing this equation with the slope intercept equation,

slope = 2/3

Two equations are parallel if they have the same slope. Since they have equal slope,

the graphs of the lines in the pair are parallel

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