SOLUTION: Find the slope of the passing pair of points and determine if they are parallel perpendicular or neither (-8,-1) and (4,-4)(-3,-24) and (-6,-12)

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Question 1185613: Find the slope of the passing pair of points and determine if they are parallel perpendicular or neither
(-8,-1) and (4,-4)(-3,-24) and (-6,-12)

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Find the slope of the passing (?) pair of points and determine if they are parallel perpendicular or neither
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What does "passing" mean?
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(-8,-1) and (4,-4)(-3,-24) and (-6,-12)
Slope = diffy/diffx
For (-8,-1) and (4,-4):
Slope = (-1+4)/(-8-4) = -1/4
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If the slope of the other line is the same, they're parallel.
If it's the negative inverse, +4, they're perpendicular.
Otherwise, neither.