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Determine if the lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither: x - 3y = 15 and y = -3x + 4

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Answer:

The lines are perpendicular. When you graph these line they intersect one another which is perpendicular.

Explanation:

When you rearrange the equation x-3y=15 you get y=1/3x-5

Determine if the lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither: x - 3y = 15 and y = -3x-example-1
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