document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=416430>Question 416430</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Having some difficulty with this question. Any help would be so greatly appreciated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Decide whether the pair of lines is parallel, perpendicular, or neither<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+3y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-5y=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+3y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-5y=8 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-5/3)x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (3/5)x - (8/3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since (-5/3)(3/5) = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the lines are perpendicular.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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