document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=439679>Question 439679</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is y=5x+6 and 18x+y=-54 parallel? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #303847 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=asuar010><B>asuar010(338)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=asuar010><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=asuar010><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=303847\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first step is to put both equations in the form of y=something....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the first equation is already in this form: y=5x+6 and by solving the second equation we get y=-18x-54.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for two lines to be parallel their slope need to be the same, in this case we can observe that one slope is 5 and the other -18... so the answer is that they are not parallel. </SPAN>\n" );
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