document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1074045>Question 1074045</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/2x+y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+3y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do you work these to determine if they a parallel, perpendicular or neither? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need help please </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #688771 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=688771\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Put both equations in slope-intercept form, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and compare their slopes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5B1%5D=m%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5B1%5D=m%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the lines are parallel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5B1%5D%2Am%5B2%5D=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5B1%5D%2Am%5B2%5D=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the lines are perpendicular.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Else, it's neither.<BR>\n" );
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