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Are the graphs of y= 1/3x-4 and y-2=-3(x-4) parallel, perpendicular, or neither

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Answer:

They are perpendicular

Explanation:

the first graph has 1/3 as its slope.

The inverse of 1/3 is the negative reciprocal, or -3/1, which is the same as -3.

Thus, as the second graph’s slope is -3, it is the inverse of the first graphs slope, which means the two graphs represent lines which are perpendicular to each other.

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