SOLUTION: Side AB of parallelogram ABCD is represented by the equation y-7=3/2x. Which equation could represent side CD

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Question 726660: Side AB of parallelogram ABCD is represented by the equation y-7=3/2x. Which equation could represent side CD
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The slope of y-7=3/2x is 3/2 (since y-7=3/2x can be turned into y = 3/2x + 7)

So the slope of any equation going through CD must also have a slope of 3/2 because CD is parallel to AB and all parallel lines have the same slope.

So the answer will look like y = 3/2x + b where b is any number.