Are these two lines parallel

y + 8 = - 6x

-2x + y = 5

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Otto

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9 September, 18:53

Are these two lines parallel

y + 8 = - 6x

-2x + y = 5

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Allisson Walsh · Answer 1

Parallel lines have the same gradient

rearrange the equation so they will be in the form y = mx + c, where m is the gradient

y = - 6x - 8

y = 2x + 5

as you can see, since they do not have the same gradient, they are not parallel lines

Are these two lines parallely + 8 = - 6x-2x + y = 5

Are these two lines parallel

y + 8 = - 6x

-2x + y = 5