SOLUTION: dtermine if the pair of lines are perpendicular, parallel or neither 2x+5y=8 and 5x+2y=2

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Question 604454: dtermine if the pair of lines are perpendicular, parallel or neither
2x+5y=8 and 5x+2y=2
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Calculate the slopes of the lines represented by the two equations. If the slopes are equal, the lines are parallel. If the slopes are negative reciprocals, the lines are perpendicular. If neither, neither.

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