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The two two parallel lines each have a slope of 1 , which makes an angle of π / 4 radians with the x − axis. If the distance between their y − intercepts is 4 , then the normal distance between the lines is 4 ⋅ cos ( π / 4 ) = 2 2 . The triangle's altitude from the origin to it base coincides with the line y = x with length ⇒ 2 1 ( 2 2 ) h = 6 ⇒ h = 3 2 . The foot of this altitude lies on the point ( x 0 , x 0 ) , and x 0 2 + x 0 2 = 2 x 0 = 3 2 ⇒ x 0 = 3 . The equation of the line through ( 3 , 3 ) with slope = − 1 computes to:
y − 3 = − ( x − 3 ) ⇒ y = − x + 6
with a y -intercept of 6 .