Question

Determine whether the two lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither x-3y=6 y=3x+4

Answer 1

neither

Here's how you know:

first, i'll simplify it so both are in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b).

x-3y=6

-3y = 6 - x

y = (1/3)x - 2

y=3x+4 is already in slope-intercept form, yay :)

these lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular.

The equations of parallel lines have THE SAME SLOPES (y = mx + b --> m would be exactly the same).

In contrast, perpendicular lines have NEGATIVE RECIPROCAL SLOPES (y = mx + b --> m would be -1/m).

--> since the slopes of these match neither of these definitions, we know it must be neither.