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Don says that y equals 3/4 x + 2 is parallel to y equals 3/4 + 8x is he correct? Explain why or why not

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Answer:Don is not correctStep-by-step explanation:The slope of y = (3/4)x + 2 is m = 3/4. Compare the given equation to y = mx+b form and you'll see the 3/4 and m line up. The equation y = 3/4 + 8x is the same as y = 8x + 3/4. We see the slope is a different value at m = 8.Because the slopes are different, this means the lines are not parallel. Parallel lines always have equal slopes.