document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=340836>Question 340836</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find k so that the line joining (3,k) and (2,5) and the joining (-2,3) and (7,0) are parallel. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #244146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=244146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (3,k) and (2,5) and the joining \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-2,3) and (7,0) are parallel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = 0-3/7-(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope=-3/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = -1/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slope of the line joining other two points will have same slope since they are parallel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = 5-k / 2-3 = -1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-k / -1 = -1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-k= -1*-1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-k= 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k= 5-1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k= 14/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-14/3 /2-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=1/3 / -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-1/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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