SOLUTION: Y=-2x�8, 1/2x+y=-1 A. Parallel B. Perpendicular C. Neither

SOLUTION: Y=-2x�8, 1/2x+y=-1 A. Parallel B. Perpendicular C. Neither

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Question 1069322: Y=-2x�8, 1/2x+y=-1
A. Parallel
B. Perpendicular
C. Neither

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Compare the slopes,

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Parallel lines have identical slopes.
Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals.

In this case,

So these lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular.
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