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Tell weather each pair is parallel, perpendicular, or neither: 8x – 2y = 3

x + 4y = -1

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Neither. 8x-2y=3 is y=4x-3/2 and x+4y=-1 is y=1/4x-1/4. To be perpendicular the slopes need to be opposite and reciprocal. the slopes in this question are only reciprocals.
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