document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=357041>Question 357041</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Line A goes through the points (0,6) and (3,8), Line B goes through the points (0,-2) and (2,-5). Are lines A and B parallel, perpendicular, or neither parallel nor perpendicular? Express with the slopes of the two lines. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #254974 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=254974\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slopes of the 2 lines.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope m = diffy/diffx<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m1 = (8-6)/(3-0) = 2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the other slope the same way.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the slopes are the same (2/3) they're parallel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the 2nd slope is the negative inverse (-3/2) they're perpendicular.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If neither, they're neither. </SPAN>\n" );
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