document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=314285>Question 314285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=x+ 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #224666 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=224666\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The lines are parallel because they have the same slope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I know this? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Look at the number next to x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any letter by itself means there is an \"invisible\" 1 there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of both equations is 1.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since they have the same slope, the lines are parallel.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Understand? </SPAN>\n" );
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