document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430069>Question 430069</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> label the lines as parallel or coinciding and explain why\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 7 - x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 7 - x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put both in slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -x+7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both have a slope of -1, so the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lines are parallel.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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