SOLUTION: determine which two equations represent perpendicular lines A) y=5/3x-3 B) y=3x-5/3 C) y=-1/3x+5/3 D y=1/3x-5/3

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Question 44708: determine which two equations represent perpendicular lines
A) y=5/3x-3
B) y=3x-5/3
C) y=-1/3x+5/3
D y=1/3x-5/3

Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Perpendicular lines have slopes which are negative reciprocals of each other...
Notice that choices B and C have slopes which are 3 and -1/3, respectively...
Thus B and C are perpendicular.

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