SOLUTION: 5x+3y=5 3x-5y=2 Decide if the pair is perpendicular, parellel or neither?

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Question 378963: 5x+3y=5
3x-5y=2
Decide if the pair is perpendicular, parellel or neither?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x+3y=5
3x-5y=2
Decide if the pair is perpendicular, parallel or neither?
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Slope of 1st is -5/3
Intercept is 5/3
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Slope of 2nd is 3/5
Intercept is -2/5
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Since the product of the slopes is -1, the lines are parallel.
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Cheers,
Stan H.