SOLUTION: Decide wheteher the pair of lines is parallel, perpendicular, or neither 5x+2y=4 5x+2y=2

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Question 891355: Decide wheteher the pair of lines is parallel, perpendicular, or neither 5x+2y=4 5x+2y=2
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x+2y=4 AND 5x+2y=2

Parallel. Know how standard form for lines works.
Ax+By=C.
Slope is -(A/B).

The slopes of both lines is -5/2, so the two lines are parallel, same slope.