SOLUTION: find the value of k so that the two given lines will be parallel: (k+2)x-5y=8 and kx+3y=9.
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Question 360032: find the value of k so that the two given lines will be parallel: (k+2)x-5y=8 and kx+3y=9.
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Putting each equation in slope-intercept form, we get
, and
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Since they're supposed to be paralle, their slopes must be equal:
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