SOLUTION: Are the following lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither? L1 with equation x-2y=10 L2 with equation 2x+y=2

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Question 53275: Are the following lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?
L1 with equation x-2y=10
L2 with equation 2x+y=2
Answer by stanbon(48535) About Me  (Show Source):
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Are the following lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?
L1 with equation x-2y=10
L2 with equation 2x+y=2
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Write in slope-intercept form, as follows:
L1: y=(1/2)x-5
L2: y=-2x+2
Since the slopes are -1/2 and 2 the lines are perpendicular.
Cheers,
Stan H.