Theequationoflineuis

y
=
2
3
x
+
1
9
. The
equationoflinevis
y
=
–2
3
x
+ 3
. Are
lineuandlinevparallelorperpendicular

1 answer

The slopes of both lines are different (2/3 and -2/3), therefore they are not parallel. And since the product of their slopes is -1 (2/3 * -2/3 = -4/9), they are perpendicular.