document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=358268>Question 358268</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> parallel lines. EXPLAIN your reasoning. y=5x-7 and x+2y=7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=5x-7 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and x+2y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-1/2)x + (7/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is -1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lines are not parallel; they have different slopes.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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