document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=403731>Question 403731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Decide whether the pair of lines is parallel, perpendicular, or neither.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3y=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2y=10 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #285436 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyac><B>sofiyac(983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyac><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=sofiyac><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=285436\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need to compare the slopes, if slopes are the same then they're parallel. So what you do is solve each equation for y and put it in slope intercept form which is y=mx+b where m is your slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y=-2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=-3x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide first equation by 3 and second one by 2 and you get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the slopes are -2/3 and -3/2, they're NOT the same so the lines are NOT parallel. </SPAN>\n" );
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