document.write( "Question 115366: are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither? 3x-5y=2 and y-4=3/5x \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #83969 by edjones(8007) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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First we have to get them in this form: y=mx+b m=slope
\n" ); document.write( "3x-5y=2
\n" ); document.write( "3x-3x-5y=-3x+2
\n" ); document.write( "-5y=-3x+2
\n" ); document.write( "-5y/-5=-3x/-5+2/-5
\n" ); document.write( "y=3x/5 -2/5
\n" ); document.write( "m=3/5
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\n" ); document.write( "y-4=3x/5
\n" ); document.write( "y-4+4=3x/5+4
\n" ); document.write( "y=3x/5+4
\n" ); document.write( "m=3/5
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\n" ); document.write( "since m=3/5 for both they are parallel
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