document.write( "Question 1106594: ``Line L, passes through points P(n, 4) and Q(1 2), Line L, passes through points R(4, 3) and S (1, 5). a) What is the value of n if the lines are parallel? b) If the lines are perpendicular, what is the value of n?''.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=%28%282-4%29%2F%281-n%29%29%28x-1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=%28-2%2F%281-n%29%29%28x-1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y-5=%28%285-3%29%2F%281-4%29%29%28x-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-5=-%282%2F3%29%28x-1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Lines to be parallel?
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\n" ); document.write( "\"-2%2F%281-n%29=-2%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "Solve this for n.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F%281-n%29=1%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1-n=3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-n=3-1\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Lines to be perpendicular?
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2%2F%281-n%29=3%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "cross-multiply,
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4=3%281-n%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4=3-3n\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4-3=-3n\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3n=7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28n=7%2F3%29\"
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