document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=116862>Question 116862</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine wether the lines through the pairs of points are parallel,perpendiular, or neither.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x+4y = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27x+9y = 40 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "27X+9Y=40 OR 9Y=-27X+40 OR Y=-27X/9+40/9 OR Y=-3X+40/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THESE 2 EQUATIONS HAVE THE SAME SLOPE (-3) THEREFORE THEY ARE PARALLEL LINES. </SPAN>\n" );
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