Are the lines #y=1/3x-10# and #y=3x# perpendicular?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-01T04:30:15

No.

Recall that, when the eqn. of a line is given by #y=mx+c#, its

slope is #m#.

Thus, the slope #m_1# of the line #y=1/3x-10# is #m_1=1/3#, and,

that #m_2# of the line #y=3x# is #m_2=3#.

The condition for perpendicularity is #m_1*m_2=-1#.

Here, #m_1*m_2=1/3*3=1!=-1#.

Accordingly, the lines are not perpendicular.