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Distance between \(8x + 15y - 20 = 0\) and \(8x + 15y + 14 = 0\) is:

  1. A \(\dfrac{4}{7}\) units
  2. B \(2\) units
  3. C \(\dfrac{10}{17}\) units
  4. D \(34\) units
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(B) \(2\) units

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The given parallel lines are \(8x + 15y - 20 = 0\) and \(8x + 15y + 14 = 0\). The distance between two parallel lines \(Ax + By + C_1 = 0\) and \(Ax + By + C_2 = 0\) is given by \(d = \dfrac{|C_1 - C_2|}{\sqrt{A^2 + B^2}}\). Substituting \(A = 8\), \(B = 15\), \(C_1 = -20\), and…