document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=72490>Question 72490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine if the two equations are parellel, perpendicular or neither\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/5x - 1/3y = 7/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3x - 2/4y = -72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is not from a book </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2/5x - 1/3y = 7/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3x - 2/4y = -72 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put each equation in slope-intercept form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = ((2/5)/(1/3))x -[(7/8)/(1/3)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (6/5)x -(21/8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y= [(1/3)/(1/2)]x + [72/(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= (2/3)x +144<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They are neither parallel or perpendicular as they have different slopes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and different y-intercepts.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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