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OpenStudy (anonymous):

determine whether the graphs of the equations are perpendicular 8x-7y=3 8y-7x=7 the answer is yes right????

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hmm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

No, they are not perpendicular Slope of first line is 8/7 while slope of second line is 7/8 They need to be negative reciprocals of each other to be perpendicular

OpenStudy (anonymous):

slope of the second one is..oh wait your right jim haha

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i thought they would be though , but i forgot they have to have the negv.

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yep it's very close, but that one negative throws it all off

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