document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=61365>Question 61365</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are the following lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?   L1 through (9, 2) and (3, –8)   L2 through (–3, 5) and (5, –1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope of L1 = [2--8]/[9-3]=10/6=5/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope of L2 = [-1-5]/[5--3]= -6/8=-3/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L1 and L2 are not parallel or perpendicular.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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