document.write( "Question 1126444: Lines l1 and l2 past through the given points. Determine if l1 and l2 are parallel, perpendicular, or neither. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #742749 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Use the slope formula to find the slope of the line through (1,3) and (0,0)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+%280+-+3%29%2F%280+-+1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+%28-3%29%2F%28-1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The slope of line L1 is 3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x1,y1) = (0,7) and (x2,y2) = (-2,1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+%281+-+7%29%2F%28-2+-+0%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+%28-6%29%2F%28-2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Both lines L1 and L2 have the same slope 3, so the two lines are parallel as this graph shows below
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\n" ); document.write( "These two parallel lines will never intersect.
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