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Answer:

Line 1 and 2: perpendicular

Line 1 and 3: parallel

Line 2 and 3: perpendicular

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

line 1: y = -3/5x - 3

line 2: 10x - 6y = 6

line 3: 5y = - 3x + 6

To find:

To determine if each pair of lines is parallel, perpendicular or neither

To determine the above, we need to know the slope of each of the line

line 1 is already in the form y = mx + b

m = slope

As a result, slope of line 1 = -3/5

line 2:

10x - 6y = 6

-6y = -10x + 6

y = -10x/-6 + (6/-6)

y = 5/3x - 1

slope of line 2 = 5/3

line 3:

5y = -3x + 6

y = -3x/5 + 6/5

slope of line 3 = -3/5

Line 1 and 2:

The slopes are not equal. we check if they would be per perpendicular

For two lines to be perpendicular, the slope of 1 will be the negative reciprocal of the other.

slope of line 1 = -3/5

reciprocal of the line = -5/3

negative reciprocal = -(-5/3) = 5/3

5/3 is the slope of line 2

The slope of 2 is the negative reciprocal of the slope of line 1

The lines are perpendicular

Line 1 and 3: Both have the same slopes

For two lines to have the same slopes, they will be parallel

Line 2 and 3:

slope of line 2 = 5/3

slope of line 3 = -3/5

reciprocal of the line 2= 3/5

negative reciprocal = -3/5

Slope of line 2 is the negative reciprocal of the slope of line 3

line 2 and line 3 are perpendicular

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