SOLUTION: determine whether the following pairs are parallel, perpendicular, or neither. 5x - 6y = 19 6x + 5y = -30

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Question 536911: determine whether the following pairs are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.
5x - 6y = 19
6x + 5y = -30

Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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Place the equations in the slope intercept form y=mx + b. m is the slope.


Parallel lines have equal slopes, perpendicular lines have slopes that are the negative reciprocal of each other. That means if the slope of the first is x then the slope of the second is -1/x. In other words, the negative reciprocal means flip it and make it negative of what it was.


5x - 6y = 19


Subtract 5x from both sides.


-6y = -5x + 19


Divide both sides by -6


y =(5/6)x-19/6


The slope of that line is 5/6.


6x + 5y = -30


Subtract 6x from both sides.


5y = -6x - 30


Divide both sides by 5


y = (-6/5)x - 6


The slope is -6/5.


5/6 flipped over and negated is -6/5. They are negative reciprocals of each other. Therefore the lines are perpendicular.

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