#how do i know which are parallel

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livid drum
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proper plinth
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lines y=k1x+m1 and y = k2x+m2 are parallel if k1=k2. So you write equations in form y=kx+m and compare numbers in front of x.

sharp gull
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which basically means the 2 lines have the same slope (and not the same y intercept, because then it would just be the same line)