Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 8 - Cumulative Review - Page 319: 30

Answer

The lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular.

Work Step by Step

We have the equations $$2x -3y= 6, \ \ 3x + 5y = 7$$ We write the equations in slope-intercept form $y=mx+b$ as follows: $$ y=\frac{2}{3}x-2, \quad y=-\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{7}{5} .$$ We note that the slopes $m_1=\frac{2}{3}$ and $m_2=-\frac{3}{5}$ do not satisfy the condition of being parallel ($m_1\ne m_2$). They are also not perpendicular because $m_1*m_2=\frac{2}{3}\times\frac{-3}{5}=\frac{-6}{15}\ne -1$. See the figure below.
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