Are the two lines 15x−3y=12 and y=5x+7 parallel or perpendicular?

Amy Bright

Amy Bright

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2022-11-04

Are the two lines 15x−3y=12 and y=5x+7 parallel or perpendicular?

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AtticaPlotowvi

AtticaPlotowvi

Beginner2022-11-05Added 18 answers

15x−3y=12 and be written as
y=5x−4
which is a line with slope 5
y=5x+7
also has a slope of 5
Therefore the two lines are parallel.
The above assumes recognition of the slope y-intercept form for a line:
y=mx+b which has a slope of m and a y-intercept of b.

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