SOLUTION: The line with the equation kx-3y+7=0 is parallel to the line with graident 5. What si the value of k?

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Question 491009: The line with the equation kx-3y+7=0 is parallel to the line with graident 5. What si the value of k?
Answer by ccs2011(207) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rewrite equation in slope-intercept form
--> y+=+%28k%2F3%29x+%2B+%287%2F3%29
Since lines are parallel, the slopes are equal.
Slope = 5
--> k%2F3+=+5
--> k+=+15