document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=591572>Question 591572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are the two line parallel, perpendicular, or neither?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x+2y=18;  3y=-24x+45\r<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 #375668 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=375668\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 16x+2y=18; <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y= 18-16x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 9-8x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-8x+9.................(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 3y=-24x+45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y= -8x+15...............(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "compare (1) & (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope m= -8 in both so the lines are parallel\r<BR>\n" );
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