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I got this wrong can someone, please help me with this.

I got this wrong can someone, please help me with this.-example-1
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You found the correct slope for Line 1, but Line 2 has a slope of (3 - 2)/(6-3) = 1/3.

If 2 lines are parallel, their slopes are the same; perpendicular and their slopes are opposite reciprocals (change the sign of the first slope, then divide 1 by it and you get the perpendicular line's slope). 1/3 is NOT the opposite reciprocal of 3 (because they have the same sign) and 1/3 is NOT equal to 3, so that makes the answer neither.

The slope for Line 3 is (3 - 1)/(1 - (-1)) = 2/2 = 1

The slope of Line 4 is (1 - (-1))/(4 - 2) = 2/2 = 1

1 = 1, so these lines are parallel

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