document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=746478>Question 746478</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> are y=2*x-2 and y=0.5*x parallel,perpendicular or neither </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #454313 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=454313\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The two slopes are 2 and 0.5, which multiply to 2*0.5 = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This product is NOT -1, so the two lines are NOT perpendicular.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two slopes aren't equal either, so they are NOT parallel lines.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is <font color=\"red\">neither</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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