Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

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

Chapter 10 - Section 10.4 - Analytic Proofs - Exercises - Page 480: 21

Answer

The two lines are perpendicular.

Work Step by Step

We put each in slope-intercept form: $Ax +By = C \\ y = \frac{-A}{B}x +\frac{C}{B}$ For equation two: $Bx -Ay = D \\ y = \frac{B}{A}x +\frac{-D}{A}$ The slopes are opposite reciprocals, the two lines are perpendicular.
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