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Answer:

The two lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular

Explanation:

Generally, we have the equation of a straight line as;

y = mx + b

where m is the slope of the line and b is the y intercept of the line

Now, we express the two given equations in this form

We have this as;

7y = x + 5

y = 1/7(x) + 5/7

For the second equation, we have;

y = 7x - 4; this is already expressed

the slope of the first line is 1/7

the slope of the second line is 7

when two lines are parallel, their slopes are equal

when two lines are perpendicular, the product of their slopes is -1

As we can see, both cases does not occur in this system of equations

So, we can conclude that both lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular

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