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Answer the following:

20. Are the following equations parallel, perpendicular or neither?
x + 2y = 5
x + 3y = 5

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Answer: Neither

Step-by-step explanation: The slopes are not the same but they are also not opposite.

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neither
if you solve out both equations for y they are not the same and the slopes aren’t reciprocals meaning it’s neither
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