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OpenStudy (anonymous):

x/4=6 x=24 How can you tell if lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i know

OpenStudy (anonymous):

put them into y = mx + b form and compare the Ms the same M means ithey are parallel or the same line the inverse (negative reciprocal) means perpendicular

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because parallel means the lines are right beside each other

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not really, bradd, it only means they don't touch... they could be across the galaxy from each other, or even farther apart

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