document.write( "Question 1102049: I have to determine whether the pair of lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.\r
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document.write( "1.  The first line  equation is 2x - 3y = -18.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    You can rewrite it in this way\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3y = 2x + 18,  or  y = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It is slope-intercept form.  Having the equation in this form, you can conclude that the slope ot this line is .\r\n" );
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document.write( "2.  The second line  equation is 2x + 3y = 0. \r\n" );
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document.write( "    You can rewrite it in this way\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3y = -2x ,  or  y = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It is slope-intercept form.  Having the equation in this form, you can conclude that the slope ot this line is .\r\n" );
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document.write( "3.  The slopes are not equal.  Hence, the lines ARE NOT PARALLEL.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    The slopes are not \"opposite signs reciprocals\".  Hence, the lines ARE NOT PERPENDICULAR.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  The lines are NEITHER parallel NOR perpendicular.\r\n" );
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