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Y = 9x + 7, y = - 9x - 8* Parallel Perpendicular Neither

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These two equations are not parallel either perpendicular.

• To be parallel, they need to have the ,same slope,. In this case, the slopes are different:

m1 = 9 and m2 = -9.

• To be perpendicular, both slopes must have the follow property:

m1 * m2 = -1 or m1 = -1/m2.

That is, in this case, both slopes must be:

m1 = 9 and m2 = -1/9, then m1 * m2 = -1.

Therefore, the answer is Neither equations are parallel nor perpendicular.

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