Determine whether the graphs of the given equations are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.

y equals negative 2 x plus 3.
2 x plus y equals 7.
(1 point)
Responses

Parallel
Parallel

Perpendicular
Perpendicular

Neither

1 answer

To determine whether the graphs of the given equations are parallel, perpendicular, or neither, we need to compare their slopes.

The first equation, y = -2x + 3, is in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b) where the coefficient of x (-2) represents the slope.

The second equation, 2x + y = 7, can be rearranged into slope-intercept form as y = -2x + 7. Again, the coefficient of x (-2) represents the slope.

Since the slopes of both equations are the same (-2), the graphs of the equations are parallel. Therefore, the answer is "Parallel".