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Are these two lines parallel, perpendicular or neither?
y = -1/4 x-5
y = 4x + 2
O Parallel
O Perpendicular
O neither
O all of the above

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The answer is: Perpendicular, because both equations intersects or cross over each other. There is an attached photo
PC Are these two lines parallel, perpendicular or neither? y = -1/4 x-5 y = 4x + 2 O-example-1
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The lines are perpendicular because their slopes are opposite reciprocals of each other (4 and -1/4).
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