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Umnica [9.8K]
3 years ago
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If the line passing through the points (a, 1) and (−2, 6) is parallel to the line passing through the points (−12, 9) and (a + 2

, 1), what is the value of a?
Mathematics
1 answer:
iren2701 [21]3 years ago
8 0

\frac{6 - 1}{ - 2 - a}  =  \frac{9 - 1}{ - 12 - a - 2}  \\  \frac{5}{ - 2 - a}  =  \frac{8}{ - 14 - a}  \\ 16 + 8a = 70 + 5a \\ 3a = 54 >  > a = 18
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