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Y = - 7/8X - 14, y = 7/8x + 12 Parallel Perpendicular Neither

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Neither

Step-by-step explanation:

Two lines are parallel if they have the same slope and two lines are perpendicular if the product of their slopes is equal to -1.

Additionally, in an equation with the form y = mx + b, the value of m is the slope.

Then, the slope of the first line is -7/8 and the slope of the second line is 7/8

Since -7/8 and 7/8 are distinct, these lines are not parallel.

On the other hand, the product of these slopes is equal to:


-(7)/(8)*(7)/(8)=(-49)/(64)

Since -49/64 and -1 are distinct, these lines are not perpendicular

Therefore, the answer is neither.

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