document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=126156>Question 126156</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are the following lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L1 with equation x &#8211; 6y = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L2 with equation 6x + y = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #92466 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=92466\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> convert equations to slope-intercept form (y=mx+b)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L1 __ y=(1/6)x-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L2 __ y=-6x+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slopes are negative reciprocals (their product is -1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ so the lines are perpendicular </SPAN>\n" );
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