document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187407>Question 187407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the graphs of the equations are parallel lines, perpendicular lines, or neither.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-8y=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32x+12y=-18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #140486 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=140486\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3x-8y=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8y=-3x-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3x/-8-18/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x/8-9/4 (red line)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32x+12y=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12y=-32x-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-32x/-12-18/-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=8x/3+3/2 (green line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slopes are: 3/8 & 8/3 which says they are neither parallel nor perpendicular.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+3x%2F8+-9%2F4%2C+8x%2F3+%2B3%2F2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+3x%2F8+-9%2F4%2C+8x%2F3+%2B3%2F2%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions 3x/8 -9/4 and 8x/3 +3/2).  </SPAN>\n" );
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