document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=811800>Question 811800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> determine whether the graphs of the equation are parallel, perpendicular, or neither\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. y=2x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   2x+y=9 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. 3x+4y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   4x=3y-8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help me figure this out, my teacher gives us take home tests but she does not really do a lesson on anything before she hands us the test. I am not really good at math from the beginning so i am really struggling here.  if anyone could please help me out i would really appreciate it! Thank you so much!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #488898 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=488898\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> parallel-- have the same slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "perpendicular --the slopes multiplied together =-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "neither they cross and aren't perpendicular \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. y=2x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+y=9 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "not perpendicular nor parallel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "meet at<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1,   y = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 3x+4y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=-3x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3/4x+7/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x=3y-8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y=4x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4/3x+8/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they are perpendicular<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3/4*4/3=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -11/25,   y = 52/25\r<BR>\n" );
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