SOLUTION: ----------- 1/2x+y=4 6x+3y=5 How do you work these to determine if they a parallel, perpendicular or neither?

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Question 1074057: -----------
1/2x+y=4
6x+3y=5
How do you work these to determine if they a parallel, perpendicular or neither?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Put both equations in slope-intercept form, y=mx%2Bb, and compare their slopes.
If m%5B1%5D=m%5B2%5D, the lines are parallel.
If m%5B1%5D%2Am%5B2%5D=-1, the lines are perpendicular.
Else, it's neither.