SOLUTION: Are the following lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither? L1 through (9, 2) and (3, –8) L2 through (–3, 5) and (5, –1)

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Question 112037: Are the following lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?
L1 through (9, 2) and (3, –8)
L2 through (–3, 5) and (5, –1)

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First find the slope through (9, 2) and (3, –8)

Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the slope


Slope of the line through the points (9, 2) and (3, -8)
















Answer: Slope is




Now find the slope through (–3, 5) and (5, –1)

Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the slope


Slope of the line through the points (-3, 5) and (5, -1)






















Answer: Slope is




Since the slopes are not equal and are not negative reciprocals of one another, they are neither parallel nor perpendicular.

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