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Is each line parallel, perpendicular, or neither parallel nor perpendicular to the line −3x+5y=−15 ?

Is each line parallel, perpendicular, or neither parallel nor perpendicular to the-example-1

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Perpendicular means that it has a slope that is the reciprocal of the original, and parallel means that the slopes are the same.
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Tip:

With these kinds of equations focus on the x and y values

Same exact values = parallel

x and y values are swapped = perpendicular

anything else = neither

Is each line parallel, perpendicular, or neither parallel nor perpendicular to the-example-1
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