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| Question 199961:  Determine if the lines 9x - 2y = 16 and 2x - 9y = -18 are parallel, perpendicular, or neither
 Answer by RAY100(1637)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! one  way  to  check  slopes  is  to  have  equations  in  slope  intercept  form ( y=mx +b ) .
 (1)  9x -2y =16
 -2y =-9x +16
 y =( 9/2) x -8
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 (2)  2x -9y = -18
 -9y  =  -2x -18
 y = (2/9) x +2
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 If  parallel,  m1  =m2,,,,no
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 if  perpendicular  m1= - 1/m2,,,,,no
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 therefore  other,,in fact  intersect  at  (  2.34,  2.52)
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