SOLUTION: 18. Determine whether the graphs of 2y –8x = 16 and y = ¼ x -5 are parallel, perpendicular, or neither. Explain.

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Question 927142: 18. Determine whether the graphs of 2y –8x = 16 and y = ¼ x -5 are parallel, perpendicular, or neither. Explain.
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Parallel lines have identical slopes, not the case here.
Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals, also not the case here.
The lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular.


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