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Decide whether the pair of lines is paraelle, perpendicular, or neither. Line 1: 2x+4y=9Line 1: 4x+2y=8

Decide whether the pair of lines is paraelle, perpendicular, or neither. Line 1: 2x-example-1
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Hello there. To solve this question, we need to remember some properties on lines.

First, let's isolate the y variable on both line equations

L1: y = 9/4 - x/2

L2: y = 4 - 2x

Now, remember that when you have two lines with equations y = ax + b and y = cx + d, they are parallel if and only if a = c and perpendicular iff a = -1/c.

If none of these conditions are met, then they're neither parallel nor perpendicular.

As we can see, the coefficients a and c are respectively -1/2 and -2.

Notice that -1/2 is not equal to -2, thus the lines are not parallel.

Also, -1/2 is not equal to -1/(-2) = 1/2. Thus, the lines are not perpendicular.

With this, we can conclude the lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular.

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