document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=564634>Question 564634</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4x+2y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2y=1    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "are these equations parallel or perpendicular? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "write the equations in slope intercept form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=-4x+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-2x+5/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+2y=1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=-4x+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-2x+1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "compare with y = mx+b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m= slope = -2 for both equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so they are parallel<BR>\n" );
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