SOLUTION: If a problem says: Is the line y=2/3x-4 parallel to the line y=-3/2x-4? I can't seem to find the answer

SOLUTION: If a problem says: Is the line y=2/3x-4 parallel to the line y=-3/2x-4? I can't seem to find the answer

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Question 31799This question is from textbook Introduction to Intermediate Algebra, Third Edition, Custom Publication
: If a problem says:
Is the line
y=2/3x-4 parallel to the line y=-3/2x-4?
I can't seem to find the answer This question is from textbook Introduction to Intermediate Algebra, Third Edition, Custom Publication

Answer by mukhopadhyay(490) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They are perpendicular to each other.
Slope of y=2/3x-4 is 2/3 (coefficient of x)
Slope of y=-3/2x-4 is -3/2 (same way)
For these lines to be parallel to each other, the slopes ought to be the same.
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