document.write( "Question 316752: are the following pairs of lines parrel, perpendicular or neither? A and B are seperate.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A) x-3y=4
\n" ); document.write( " 6x-2y=11\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B) 2x-4y=8
\n" ); document.write( " 5x+y=9
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Convert lines to slope-intercept form, \"y=mx%2Bb\".
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x-3y=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3y=-x%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F3%29x-4%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"6x-2y=11\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2y=-6x%2B11\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3x-11%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Parallel lines have slopes that are identical.
\n" ); document.write( "Perpendicular lines have slope that are negative reciprocals.
\n" ); document.write( "A) is neither of these.
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\n" ); document.write( "B)
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-4y=8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4y=-2x%2B8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F2%29x-2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%2By=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-5x%2B9\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Again, comparing the slopes, \"%281%2F2%29\" and \"-5\", neither criteria apply.
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