Question

are the lines 3x + y = 6 and 2x - 4y = 1 parallel, perpendicular or neither ? also help explaining how to find out .

Answer 1

If the slopes are equal then parallel
If the product of the slopes is -1 then perpendicular

Answer 2

Does it help?

Answer 3

a little , can you like show me how to do it ?

Answer 4

Calculate slope of 3x+4y=6

Answer 5

Can u?

Answer 6

thats one of the problems, i dont get it AT ALL D;

Answer 7

3x+4y=6
SLOPE=-3/4

Answer 8

got it?

Answer 9

-.75
then what?

Answer 10

Calculate slope of 2x - 4y = 1

Answer 11

can u?

Answer 12

-.5 ?

Answer 13

its -2/(-4) =.5

Answer 14

got it?

Answer 15

okay okay , and they're.. perpendicular then right?

Answer 16

3x+4y=6
substract -3x from both sides of equal sign
-3x+3x+4y=6-3x
4y=-3x+6
divide by 4
4/4 y=-3/4 x+6/4
y= -3/4 x+ 3/2

Answer 17

Now, neither -.75 is equal to .5 nor -.75*.5 is -1 So, they are neither parallel nor perpendicelar

Answer 18

... what , okay so explain it to me like you would to a 10 year old .
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