SOLUTION: Determine if the following pairs of lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither. 30x-25y=1 18y=-15x+1

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Question 801286: Determine if the following pairs of lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.
30x-25y=1
18y=-15x+1

Answer by harpazo(655) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the lines are parallel, they have the same slope.
If you solve both equations for y and reduce each slope to the lowest term, the slopes are equal. The slope for each equation is -5/6.
This means the lines are parallel.