The given pair of parallel lines
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Find an equation of line perpendicular to the given pair of lines.
\The slope of perpendicular line is the opposite resiprocal of 2 that is
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Use the y-intercept of the line
,
, as one of the end points of the perpendicular line.
(Write the slope intercept form)
(Sustitute
)
(Simplify)
(Add 2 to each side)
Find the point of intersection between
and
using a system of equations.
(Write the equation)
(Substitute
)
(Group like terms on each side)
(Simplify)
(Divide each side by
)
Substitute
in the equation
to find the value of y.
(Write the equation)
(Substitute
)
(Simplify)
So, the point of intersection is
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Use the distance formula to determine the distance between
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(Write the distance formula)
(Substitute
)
(Simplify)
The distance between pair of parallel lines is
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