Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 10 - Section 10.2 - Graphs of Linear Equations and Slope - Exercises - Page 465: 21

Answer

perpendicular

Work Step by Step

Slope intercept form y=mx+c Rewrite each equation: 2x+3y = 6 y= $\frac{-2}{3}$x + 2 3x-2y = 12 y=$\frac{3}{2}$x -6 Both the equations have equal slopes whose product is -1 therefore the lines are perpendicular
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