document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=551115>Question 551115</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which two lines are parallel?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.    5y = –3x – 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.   5y = –5 – 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.  3y – 2x = –1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Is the line through points P(–7, 2) and Q(7, –6) parallel to the line through points R(–1, –5) and S(–3, –1)? Explain. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A.    5y = –3x – 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.   5y = –5 – 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.  3y – 2x = –1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A & B are the same equation.  Not parallel, but coincident.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Is the line through points P(–7,2) and Q(7,–6) parallel to the line through points R(–1,–5) and S(–3,–1)? Explain.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope of each pair.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope, m = diffy/diffx<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For P & Q, = (2 - (-6))/(-7 - 7) = 8/-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -4/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope for R & S.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the slope is the same, they're parallel. </SPAN>\n" );
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