Elementary Technical Mathematics

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

Chapter 8 - Review - Page 317: 26

Answer

The lines are perpendicular.

Work Step by Step

We are given the equations: $y=3x-5$ and $y=-\frac{1}{3}x-5$ We compare the equations with the slope-intercept form of a line $y=mx+c$ and use this to find the slopes $m_1$and $m_2$ as follows $$ m_1=3, \quad m_2=-\frac{1}{3} .$$ Now, since $$ m_1m_2=3\cdot \frac{-1}{3}=-1$$ then the lines are perpendicular.
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