SOLUTION: Determine whether the lines are parallel,perpendicular, or neither. 3x-8y=8 32x+12y=8

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Question 1164682: Determine whether the lines are parallel,perpendicular, or neither.
3x-8y=8
32x+12y=8

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Calculate the slope of the line represented by the first equation and call it . Calculate the slope of the line represented by the second equation and call it


If then the lines are parallel.

If then the lines are parallel

If neither relationship holds, then the lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular.


John

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