SOLUTION: is 3x+2y=-5 y=2/3x+6 parallel, perpendicular, or neither

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Question 698209: is 3x+2y=-5
y=2/3x+6
parallel, perpendicular, or neither

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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is 3x+2y=-5
y=2/3x+6
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Solve for "y":
y = (-3/2)x -(5/2)
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Since the product of their slopes is (2/3)(-3/2) = -1
the lines are perpendicular.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
parallel, perpendicular, or neither