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Answer:

(a) Same slope and different y intercept

Explanation:

Given


y = (3)/(7)x + 11


-3x + 7y = 13

Required

Are the lines, parallel?

To do this, we first convert both equations to slope intercept;


y = mx+ b

Where


m = slope

So, we have:


y = (3)/(7)x + 11


-3x + 7y = 13

Solve for 7y


7y = 3x + 13

Solve for y


(7y)/(7) = (3x)/(7) + (13)/(7)


y = (3)/(7)x + (13)/(7)

So, the two equations are now:


y = (3)/(7)x + 11


y = (3)/(7)x + (13)/(7)

When two lines have the same slope but different y intercepts, then they are parallel.

Recall that:

In
y = mx + b


m = slope


b = y \ intercept

So:

In
y = (3)/(7)x + 11 and
y = (3)/(7)x + (13)/(7)

The slopes are:


m = (3)/(7) and
m = (3)/(7)

The y intercepts are:


b = 11 and
b = (13)/(7)

Since the values of m (the slope) are the same and the values of b (the y intercepts) are differenr, then they are parallel

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