document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=558188>Question 558188</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We are trying to figure out how to solve the question- we don't want the answer just the steps needed to proceed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope of each line and tell whether the lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x-3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #362947 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=362947\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When the equation of a line is in the form y=mx+b, the slope of the line is the coefficient of x, which is m.  In your problem, the coefficient of x for both lines is 3, so the slope is 3 for both lines. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the slopes of two lines is the SAME, then the lines are PARALLEL.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once you are on my Homepage, look for the link \"Basic, Intermediate, and College Algebra: One Step at a Time.\"  Choose \"Intermediate Algebra\", and look in Chapter 5 for \"Section 5.02 Slope, Midpoint, Distance Formula.\"  \r<BR>\n" );
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