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Explain why parallel lines have different y intercepts

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Answer:

Because Y- intercept mean the part that a graph cuts at Y - axis

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If parallel lines cut at the same pint then they will not be parallel

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The lines are parallel. The slopes of the lines are the same and they have different y-intercepts, so they are not the same line and they are parallel. Two non-vertical lines are perpendicular if the slope of one is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the other.

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