document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=383794>Question 383794</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The lines represented by the equations y+1/2x=4 and 3x+6y=12 are parallel, perpendicular or neither? Explain your reasoning.<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 #271787 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=271787\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the 2 lines.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To do that, put the equations in slope-intercept form (that means solve for y).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope, m, is the coefficient of x in slope-intercept form.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the slopes are equal, they're parallel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the slopes are negative inverses, they're perpendicular.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If neither, they're neither.<BR>\n" );
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