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Find the distance between the pair of parallel lines with the given equations.y = -5xy = -5x + 26A) 5 unitsOB) 10V2 or about 14.14 unitsOC)/26 or about 5.10 unitsO D) 6 units

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For two lines of the form:


\begin{gathered} y_1=a_1x+c_1 \\ \text{And} \\ y_2=a_2x+c_2 \end{gathered}

The distance between the two lines is:

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