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Verifying that Two Slanted Lines are Parallel from their Graphs
To verify if two slanted lines graphed on a coordinate plane are parallel, one can use the graph to confirm they share the same slope but have different -intercepts. For example, consider a graph showing two slanted lines: the first passes through and , and the second passes through and . By counting the rise and run for the first line from to , the rise is and the run is , resulting in a slope of m = rac{2}{5}. This first line crosses the -axis at . For the second line, moving from to , the rise is also and the run is , giving a slope of m = rac{2}{5}. This second line crosses the -axis at . Because both lines have the identical slope of rac{2}{5} but different -intercepts ( vs. ), they are verified to be parallel lines.
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