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Are the following equations parallel y=1/3x+6 and y=1/3x+12 ?

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Answer: yes

Explanation:

They run side by side together

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As a rule, parallel lines will always have the same slope.

However, they need to also have different y-intercepts.

Since these two lines have the same steepness or slope

and they have different y-intercepts, we say they are parallel.

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