document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=457985>Question 457985</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> decide whether two lines given by the 3x-2= and 12y=-7 parallel, perpendicular, or neither </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First line is in the form   x = a,  it is parallel to y-axis. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second line is in the form y = b, it is parallel to x-axis. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, both lines are perpendicular to each other. \r<BR>\n" );
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