SOLUTION: parallel lines. EXPLAIN your reasoning. y=5x-7 and x+2y=7

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Question 358268: parallel lines. EXPLAIN your reasoning. y=5x-7 and x+2y=7
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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parallel lines. EXPLAIN your reasoning.
y=5x-7
slope is 5
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and x+2y=7
y = (-1/2)x + (7/2
slope is -1/2
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Lines are not parallel; they have different slopes.
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Cheers,
Stan H.