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Is 3x-2y=-5 & 3x-2y=8 parallel perpendicular intersecting but not perpendicular

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If you solve 3x - 2y = -5 for slope-intercept form, you'd have:

y = 3/2 x + 5/2

If you solve 3x - 2y = 8 for slope-intercept form, you'd have:

y = 3/2 x - 4

Since the slopes are the same, but the y-intercepts are different, these lines are parallel.

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