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document.write( "please help me to take an advantage about parallel and perpendicular lines..this is my question..
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document.write( "what is the shortcut methods of the parallel and perpendicular equation?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #110325 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! please help me to take an advantage about parallel and perpendicular lines..this is my question.. \n" ); document.write( "what is the shortcut methods of the parallel and perpendicular equation? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Not sure what you mean by a \"shortcut method\", however: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Parallel line have the same slope: \n" ); document.write( "in the form y = mx + y (m=slope) \n" ); document.write( "An example; m=+.4 \n" ); document.write( "y = .4x + 4 \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "y = .4x - 2 \n" ); document.write( "These lines are parallel because the slope is .4 in both cases, as you can see \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Perpendicular lines the relationship: m1 * m2 = -1 \n" ); document.write( "An example: \n" ); document.write( " the 1st equation slope; m1 = - \n" ); document.write( "y = \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Calculate the slope of the 2nd equation using the above relationship \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "m2 = \n" ); document.write( "m2 = +2 \n" ); document.write( "2nd equation: y = 2x+5 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Looks like this \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |