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Are the lines y=-3/5x + 4 and y=5/3x - 2 parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

Are the lines y=-3/5x + 4 and y=5/3x - 2 parallel, perpendicular, or neither?
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Are the lines y=-3/5x + 4 and y=5/3x - 2 parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

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Answer:

parallel

Explanation:

  1. y=-3/5x slope = -3/5
  2. y=5/3x slope = 5/3
  3. PARALLEL LINES have the SAME SLOPE
  4. PERPENDICULAR LINES have NEGATIVE RECIPROCAL SLOPE
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