document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117191>Question 117191</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How can you tell if an two equations are perpendicular or parallel? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85228 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=85228\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> THE LINE EQUATION Y=mX+b HAS THE m VALUE AS IT'S SLOPE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IF 2 EQUATIONS HAVE THE SAME m VALUE THEN THEY ARE PARALLEL.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IF THE 2 EQUATIONS HAVE SLOPE VALUES THAT ARE NEGATIVE RECIPRICAL OF EACH OTHER THEN THEY ARE PERPENDICULAR. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "EXAMPLES OF NEGTIVE RECIPRICALS ARE: 2 & -1/2 OR 1/4 & -4 OR 13/2 & -2/13.<BR>\n" );
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