SOLUTION: determine if the lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither. y=2x + 6 and y=-1/2x+10

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Question 449190: determine if the lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither. y=2x + 6 and y=-1/2x+10
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=2x + 6
m1=2
y=-1/2x+10
m2=-1/2
m1*m2= 2*-1/2 =-1
so the lines are perpendicular