document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=585943>Question 585943</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain how you can tell that the graphs of 7x - 3y = 5 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x - 3y = 8 are parallel without &#64257;nding their slopes. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #373550 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=373550\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If we let z = 7x-3y, then we can say that z = 5 and z = 8. This is a contradiction and this visually corresponds to parallel lines (since they never intersect). </SPAN>\n" );
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