SOLUTION: Please help Are the following lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither? L1 with equation x – 2y = 10 L2 with equation 2x + y = 2

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Question 73904This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra 1A
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Are the following lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?
L1 with equation x – 2y = 10
L2 with equation 2x + y = 2
 This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra 1A

Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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X-2Y=10, -2Y=-X+10, Y=-X/-2+10/-2, Y=X/2-5 THIS LINE HAS A SLOPE OF (1/2)
2X+Y=2, Y=-2X+2 THIS LINE HAS A SLOPE OF (-2) THUS THIS LINE IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE OTHER LINE.