Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
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Chapter 1 - Graphs - 1.3 Lines - 1.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 31: 108

Answer

$\text{neither }$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Find the slopes of each line: for $y=-2x+5$, we have $m_1=-2$; for $y=-\frac{1}{2}x+2$, we have $m_2=-\frac{1}{2}$; Step 2. Since $m_1\ne m_2$ and $m_1\cdot m_2\ne-1$, the two lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular.
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