Respuesta :

Answer:  Not perpendicular

Explanation

Let's solve the 1st equation for variable y.

3x - 5y = 7

-5y = -3x+7

y = (-3x+7)/(-5)

y = (3/5)x - 7/5

Do the same for the other equation.

4y+11x = -5

4y = -11x-5

y = (-11x-5)/4

y = (-11/4)x - 5/4

Each result we arrived at is of the form y = mx+b

  • m = slope
  • b = y intercept

The first slope found was 3/5 while the second equation has slope -11/4.

Multiply these slopes to get: (3/5)*(-11/4) = -33/20 = -1.65

The result is not -1, so the lines are not perpendicular. Perpendicular slopes must multiply to -1 assuming neither line is vertical nor horizontal.

Put another way: If two lines are perpendicular, then one slope is the negative reciprocal of the other. For example, the slopes 2/3 and -3/2 are perpendicular.