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Formula:
Two distinct lines are parallel if and only if they have the same slope and different y-intercepts. If they have the same slope and the same y-intercept, they are the same line (identical).
For lines in the slope-intercept form: y = mx + b
- m: represents the slope of the line.
- b: represents the y-intercept (the point where the line crosses the y-axis).
Given two lines:
- Line 1: y = m1x + b1
- Line 2: y = m2x + b2
The conditions for parallelism are:
- Parallel Lines: m1 = m2 AND b1 ≠ b2
- Identical Lines: m1 = m2 AND b1 = b2
- Intersecting Lines: m1 ≠ m2