Two lines are parallel. The equation of the first line is y = –3x + 5. Which of the following cannot be the equation of the second line?

A.

y = –3x + 2

B.

x – 3y = –3

C.

3x + y = –6

D.

6x + 2y = 2

Question

Two lines are parallel. The equation of the first line is y = –3x + 5. Which of the following cannot be the equation of the second line?






A. 


y = –3x + 2 




B. 


x – 3y = –3 




C. 


3x + y = –6 




D. 


6x + 2y = 2

anonymous · Answer

parallel lines will have the same slope. So, any answer choices that are not in y = mx + b form, put them in that form. In that form, the m is your slope. If the slope is NOT -3, then it is NOT parallel to the given line.