SOLUTION: y=-1/2x-11 16x-8y=-8 tell wether the lines for each pair of equations are parallel,perpendicular,or neither

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Question 368739: y=-1/2x-11
16x-8y=-8
tell wether the lines for each pair of equations are parallel,perpendicular,or neither
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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The top equation has slope -1/2, while the bottom equation has slope 2. The slopes are negative reciprocals of each other, and thus the two lines are perpendicular.