SOLUTION: Determine whether the graphs of the two equations are perpendicular?
x+2y=5; 2x+4y=9.
The only thing I can decide on is that they are not parallel because they have differe
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x+2y=5; 2x+4y=9.
The only thing I can decide on is that they are not parallel because they have differe
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Question 376054: Determine whether the graphs of the two equations are perpendicular?
x+2y=5; 2x+4y=9.
The only thing I can decide on is that they are not parallel because they have different slopes. One is x and the other is 2x. Answer by bostonmathtutor(8) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Graphs are perpendicular if the slope of one is the reciprocal of the other's slope.
Since, we have:
x+2y=5 OR y = (-1/2)x + (5/2)
2x+4y=9 OR y = (-1/2)x + (9/4)
So, they are parallel and NOT perpendicular.
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