Big Ideas Math - Algebra 1, A Common Core Curriculum

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Chapter 4 - Writing Linear Functions - 4.3 - Writing Equations of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines - Exercises - Page 191: 7

Answer

None of the lines are parallel since slopes are not equal.

Work Step by Step

For line $a$: $4y+x=8$ $\implies 4y=8-x$ $\implies y=\frac{8-x}{4}=\frac{8}{4}-\frac{x}{4}$ $\implies y=-\frac{1}{4}x+2$ Comparing the above equation with slope-intercept form $y=mx+b$, we find that the slope of line $a$=$-\frac{1}{4}$ For line $b$: $2y+x=4$ $\implies 2y=-x+4$ $\implies y=-\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{4}{2}$ $\implies y= -\frac{1}{2}x+2$ Comparing the above equation with slope-intercept form $y=mx+b$, we find that the slope of line $a$=$-\frac{1}{2}$ For line $c$: $2y=-3x+6$ $\implies y=-\frac{3}{2}x+3$ Slope of line $c$= $-\frac{3}{2}$ None of the lines are parallel since slopes are not equal.
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