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It is given that:
{ 3 x + 4 y = 9 6 x + 8 y = 1 5 ⇒ y = − 4 3 x + 4 9 ⇒ y = − 4 3 x + 8 1 5 . . . ( 1 ) . . . ( 2 )
Therefore, the y-axis intercepts of Line 1 and Line 2 are A ( 0 , 4 9 ) and B ( 0 , 8 1 5 ) respectively. Let the perpendicular from B to Line 1 to meet at C , then we note that ∠ A B C = θ is same as the angle the two parallel lines make with x-axis. Therefore, tan θ = 4 3 and △ A B C is a Pythagorean 3 - 4 - 5 triangle.
Therefore, the distance between the two lines:
B C = 5 4 × A C = 5 4 ( 4 9 − 8 1 5 ) = 5 4 × 8 3 = 1 0 3