Monday, October 7, 2013

Are the lines with equations 2x = 8 and -3y = 15 parallel, perpendicular or neither

Given the equation of the
lines:


-3y = 15


2x =
8


Let us rewrite the
equations:


==> y=
-5


==> x = 4


The line
y= -5 is a line parallel to the x-axis and passes through y=
-5.


The line x= 4 is a line parallel to the y-axis and
passes through x=4.


But we know that the x-axis and the
y-axis are perpendicular.


Then the lines
-3y=15 and the line 2x=8 are perpendicular.

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