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Determine whether the lines will be perpendicular when graphed.
3x - 2y = 6
2x + 3y = 6
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The slope of the top equation is 3/2, whereas the slope of the bottom line is
-2/3. Since the slopes are negative reciprocals of each other, the lines are perpendicular.