SOLUTION: Tell whether the line that passes through the two given points is parallel or penpendicular (or neither) to a line with a slopw of -2. Match. (2,8),(4,9) Neither (2,8

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Question 185927: Tell whether the line that passes through the two given points is parallel or penpendicular (or neither) to a line with a slopw of -2. Match.
(2,8),(4,9) Neither
(2,8),(4,4) parallel
(2,8),(4,8) penpendicular

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Calculate the slope for each pair of points by using:



Then apply:





If the slope is equal to the given slope, the lines are parallel. If the slope is the negative reciprocal of the given slope, the lines are perpendicular. Otherwise, neither.

John