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Proving Lines are Parallel
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To prove lines are parallel, you need a third line. We at Shmoop (and the rest of the world) call it a transversal.

ACT Math 5.2 Coordinate Geometry
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ACT Math: Coordinate Geometry Drill 5, Problem 2. Which of these three lines are parallel?

SAT Math 11.4 Geometry and Measurement
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SAT Math 11.4 Geometry and Measurement. What is the y-intercept of a line parallel to y – 2x = 4 and passing through the point (1, 2)?

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CAHSEE Math 4.4 Algebra I 201 Views


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Algebra I Drill 4, Problem 4. Which of the following could be an equation for line l ?

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SHMOOP… there it is…

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The graph of the line y equals 1/12x minus 12 is parallel to line I.

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Which one of the following could be an equation for line I?

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And here are the potential answers…

00:22

So… what is this question asking?

00:24

Do we really know the innards of y equals mx plus b?

00:27

Well this equation is already written in y equals mx plus b form and we know that parallel

00:32

lines all have the same slope.

00:34

The slope in this case is circled here – it’s one twelfth.

00:38

So we just have to look for a line that has 1/12th in the “m” area…

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Well… B would get us there, but it’s written as NEGATIVE

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so our response to that option is… negative as well.

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The answer is D.

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As in, “Dinner.”

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