document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=792833>Question 792833</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Showing all work, determine whether the lines given by the equations below are parallel, perpendicular, or neither:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2/3x - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 4y = 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Best way is to get each equation in Slope-intercept form. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2/3x - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 4y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First equation is already. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This one (6x + 4y = 5), subtract 6x and divide by 4 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2/3y+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: neither\r<BR>\n" );
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