Determine whether the graphs of the given equations are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.

y equals 4 x minus 2.
negative x plus 4 y equals 0.
(1 point)
Responses

Parallel
Parallel

Perpendicular
Perpendicular

Neither

1 answer

To determine whether the graphs of the given equations are parallel, perpendicular, or neither, we need to compare the slopes of the two lines.

The equation y = 4x - 2 is in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b), where the coefficient of x (m) represents the slope. In this case, the slope is 4.

The equation -x + 4y = 0 can be rewritten as 4y = x, or y = (1/4)x. Again, the coefficient of x represents the slope, which is 1/4.

Since the slopes of the two lines are different (4 and 1/4), the graphs of these equations are perpendicular.