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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The lines of the equations are parallel, perpendicular, or neither. y = -x + 3 y = -x - 3 parallel perpendicular neither

OpenStudy (igreen):

Find the slopes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-x

sammixboo (sammixboo):

The line is perpendicular if the slopes are reciprocals of each other

sammixboo (sammixboo):

And opposite integers from each other

OpenStudy (anonymous):

???

OpenStudy (igreen):

-x isn't a number, the slope is the number before the 'x'

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-1

OpenStudy (igreen):

There is an invisible one there.. y = -1x + 3

OpenStudy (igreen):

Yes, correct, now what about the 2nd one?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-1

sammixboo (sammixboo):

So let's say the slope is 1/3. For it to be perpendicular, the other slope has to be -3. Flipp the fraction 1/3 around to have 3/1 which is equal to 3, then change it to the opposite integer sign, a negative sign, so you would have -3

OpenStudy (igreen):

Yes, so the slopes are parallel.

OpenStudy (igreen):

*lines

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