document.write( "Question 662747: 3x+4y=4
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\n" ); document.write( "Give the slope of each line and then determine whether the two line parallel, perpendicular,or neither
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\"slope-intercept\" form: \"y=mx%2Bb\" where \"m\" is a slope and \"b\" is \"y-intercept\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B4y=4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4y=-3x%2B4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%283%2F4%29x%2B4%2F4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%283%2F4%29x%2B1\"...so, the slope is \"m%5B1%5D=-%283%2F4%29\" and \"y-intercept\" is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"b=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-8%2B6y=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6y=0%2B8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6y=8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=8%2F6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=4%2F3\".......so, the slope is \"m%5B2%5D=0\" and \"y-intercept\" is \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=4%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "compare slopes: we have \"m%5B1%5D=-%283%2F4%29\" and \"m%5B2%5D=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m%5B1%5D%3C%3Em%5B2%5D\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since parallel lines have same slope, and our slopes are not equal, means our lines are not parallel\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since perpendicular lines have a slope that is the \"inverse\" and \"opposite\" of the line to which it is perpendicular, \"m%5B1%5D=-1%2Fm%5B2%5D\" and in our case it is \"-%283%2F4%29%3C%3E-1%2F0\", means our lines are not perpendicular either\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, answer is: our lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let's see it on a graph:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-%283%2F4%29x%2B1%2C4%2F3%29+\"\r
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