Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 4 - Cumulative Review - Page 252: 35b

Answer

The two lines have different slopes that are not negative reciprocals of each other so the lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular.

Work Step by Step

RECALL: $\\\\$(i) The slope-intercept form of a linear equation is y=mx+b where m = slope and b = y-intercept. $\\\\$(ii) Parallel lines have equal or the same slopes. $\\\\$(iii) Perpendicular lines have slopes whose product is negative (negative reciprocals of each other). $\\\\\\$Write each of the given equations in slope-intercept form to have: $\\\\-x+3y=2 \longrightarrow y=\frac{1}{3}x+\frac{2}{3} \\\\2x+6y=5 \longrightarrow y=\frac{-1}{3}x+\frac{5}{6}$ $\\\\\\$The two equations have different slopes that are not negative reciprocals of each other so the lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular.
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