document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174041>Question 174041</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine which of the following lines, if any, are parallel or perpendicular.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Line a:y=8x-5, Line b:y=1/8x+1, Line c:8x+y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please Explain, I am quite confused as to how to get the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #128943 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=128943\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> parallel lines have equal slopes and perpendicular lines have slopes which are  negative inverses of each other<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=8x-5.......eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(1/8)x+1....eq 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-8x+2......eq 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " we have slopes of 8,(1/8), and -8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "equations 2 and 3 are perpendicular to each other since their slopes are negative inverses of each other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there is no other parallel or perpendicular lines </SPAN>\n" );
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