document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=640673>Question 640673</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Give the slope of each line and then determine whether they are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+7y=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #403357 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=reviewermath><B>reviewermath(1029)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=reviewermath><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=reviewermath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=403357\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x+3y=3  -->  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%28-2%2F3%29x+%2B+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%28-2%2F3%29x+%2B+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the slope is -2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+7y=0  -->  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%28-5%2F7%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%28-5%2F7%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the slope is -5/7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The lines are not parallel because the slopes are not equal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The lines are not perpendicular because the product of the slopes is not equal to -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: neither </SPAN>\n" );
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