document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=413589>Question 413589</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Decide whether the pair of lines is parallel, perpendicular or neither.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+3y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+4y=9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is what I have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+3y=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y=-4x+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-4/3x + 3/3 (= 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+4y=9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y=-3x+9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-3/4x + 9/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What would that make this and can you help explain the difference? I am pretty sure that parallel has the same slope and perpendicular is -1/x. I maybe be totally wrong, but I think it is neither.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Help would be appreciated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you much,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jeffrey G </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Decide whether the pair of lines is parallel, perpendicular or neither.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+3y=3    OR  y = -4/3x + 1     | m = -4/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+4y=9    OR  y = -3/4x + 9/4   | m = -3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Good work on finding the slopes: Neither, it is.<BR>\n" );
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