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Determine if lines that pass through the given points are parallel, perpendicular or neither.

Line A: (5, 4) and (7, 5) Line B: (4, -5) and (8, -3)

a) Parallel

b) Perpendicular

c) Neither

d) Cannot be determined

User RWill
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Find the slope of each line

Line a:


(5-4)/(7-5)

(1)/(2)

Line b:


(-3-(-5))/(8-4)

(2)/(4)

(1)/(2)

So the lines given are parallel since both of their slopes are the same.

Hope this helps :)
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