Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 8 - Test - Page 318: 12

Answer

Parallel

Work Step by Step

We rewire the equations in slope-intercept ($y=mx+b$) form as follows: $$y=2x-10, \quad y=2x-3.$$ We know that $m=slope$, so the two slopes are $m_1=m_2=2$. Since the slopes are equal, the lines are parallel and this can be shown in the graph below.
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