Lines $y=(3a+2)x-2$ and $2y=(a-4)x+2$ are parallel. What is the value of $a$?

Step-by-step explanation:

Given two lines y=(3a+2)x-2 and 2y=(a-4)x+2, Since both lines are parallel to each other, this means that the slope of both lines are the same

Let's get the slope of both equation. For the first equation;

y=(3a+2)x-2

We can see that the equation is written in this form y = mx+c where m is the slope of the line. On comparison, the slope of the given line is 3a+2

Similarly for the second line;

2y=(a-4)x+2

Re-writing in the standard format we will have;

y = (a-4)x/2+2/2

y = (a-4)x/2 + 1

The slope of the second line is (a-4)/2

On equating the slope of both lines to get the value of 'a' we will have;

3a+2 = (a-4)/2

Cross multiplying

2(3a+2) = a-4

6a+4 = a-4

Collecting like terms;

6a-a = -4-4

5a = -8

a = -8/5

Hence the value of a is -8/5

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