document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=750869>Question 750869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the given linear equations are parallel, perpendicular, or neither. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x - 4y = - 12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x - 4y = 8  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8x - 4y = - 12 => y = 2x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x - 4y = 8    => y = 2x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As both lines have the same<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gradient, namely, 2, then they<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are parallel to one another.\r<BR>\n" );
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