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Determine whether the given pair of lines is parallel, perpendicular, or neither. 3x + 4y = 5 and 6x + 7y= 8 Choose the correct answer below. A. The lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular. B. The lines are perpendicular. C. The lines are parallel.

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If two lines are parallel, then they have the same slope.

If two lines are perpendicular, then the slope of one line is the negative reciprocal of the other line.

The equation of a given line is expressed as

y = mx + b

Where

m represents slope

c represents y intercept

Considering the first equa

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