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yes they can be parallel because for a pair of lines to be parallel the slope must be the same no matter if the slope is positive or negative.

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Two lines with positive slopes are parallel?

It depends if they have the same positive slope if yes then they are parallel.


How are the slopes of parallel lines related?

The slopes of two parallel lines will be the same.


How do you calculate parallel and perpendicular lines in a given plane?

Take any two lines and look at their slopes. -- If the slopes are equal, then the lines are parallel. -- If the product of the slopes is -1, then the lines are perpendicular.


What are two lines that have different slopes?

They are not parallel.


What is the relationship between the slopes of two parallel lines?

Parallel lines have the same slope.


Are two lines with different slopes are parallel?

No, only lines that have the same slope can be parallel.


If two lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other then they are if they have slopes that are the same then they are?

negative reciprocal slopes ---> the lines are perpendicular equal slopes ---> the lines are parallel


Is it possible for two lines with positive slopes to be perpendicular?

Is it possible for two lines with positive slopes to be perpendicular?


What do the slopes of two parallel lines have?

The same slope


Two Different lines are parallel if their slopes are?

equal


If two lines are parallel what do you know about their slopes?

If two lines are parallel, they have the same slope.(And if they are perpendicular, the product of their slopes is minus one - unless one line is horizontal and the other vertical.)


How do you find the slope of a parallel equation?

Two parallel lines have equal slopes.