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 61365: 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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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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Slope of L1 = [2--8]/[9-3]=10/6=5/3
Slope of L2 = [-1-5]/[5--3]= -6/8=-3/4
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L1 and L2 are not parallel or perpendicular.
Cheers,
Stan H.