document.write( "Question 57932This question is from textbook geometry reasoning
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document.write( ": decide whether lines p1 and p2 are perpendicular:\r
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document.write( "line p1: x + 8y= -4
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document.write( "line p2: 4x - 2y = 10 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #39626 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! X+8Y=-4 \n" ); document.write( "8Y=-X-4 \n" ); document.write( "Y=-X/8-4 THIS LINE HAS A SLOPE OF -1/8 \n" ); document.write( "4X-2Y=10 \n" ); document.write( "-2Y=-4X+10 \n" ); document.write( "Y=2X-5 THIS LINE HAS A SLOPE OF 2 \n" ); document.write( "THE LINES ARE NOT PERPENDICULAR \n" ); document.write( "TO BE PERPENDICULAR TO LINE 1 THE SLOPE HAS TO BE +8 \n" ); document.write( "TO BE PERPENDICULAR TO LINE 2 THE SLOPE HAS TO BE -1/2 \n" ); document.write( " |