Determine which of the lines, if any, are parallel or perpendicular. explain. line a passes through (2, 10) and (4, 13). line b passes through (4, 9) and (6, 12) . line c passes through (2, 10) and (4, 9) .



Answer :

Line a and line b are parallel to each other, and c is neither parallel nor perpendicular.

Line a passes through (2, 10) and (4, 13).

Line b passes through (4, 9) and (6, 12).

Line c passes through (2, 10) and (4, 9).

If a line passes through two points, then the slope of the line is

[tex]m=\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}[/tex]

Line a passes through (2, 10) and (4, 13).  So, the slope of this line is

[tex]m_{a}=\frac{13-10}{4-2}=\frac{3}{2}[/tex]

Line b passes through (4, 9) and (6, 12).  So, the slope of this line is

[tex]m_{b}=\frac{12-9}{6-4}=\frac{3}{2}[/tex]

Line c passes through (2, 10) and (4,9).  So, the slope of this line is

[tex]m_{c}=\frac{9-10}{4-2}=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

The product of slopes of perpendicular lines is -1.

and if the slope of 2 lines is equal then those lines are parallel

so, line a and line b are parallel to each other, and c is neither parallel nor perpendicular.

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