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Is the line 3x + 4y + 7 = 0 perpendicular to the line 28x - 21y + 50 = 0?

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Given lines,

⇒ 3x + 4y + 7 = 0 and 28x - 21y + 50 = 0

⇒ 4y = -3x - 7 and 21y = 28x + 50

⇒ y = 34x74-\dfrac{3}{4}x - \dfrac{7}{4} and y = 2821x+5021\dfrac{28}{21}x + \dfrac{50}{21}

Comparing above equations with y = mx + c we get,

Slope of 1st line = 34-\dfrac{3}{4}

Slope of 2nd line = 2821=43\dfrac{28}{21} = \dfrac{4}{3}

Since,

Slope of 1st line × Slope of 2nd line = 34×43=1.-\dfrac{3}{4} \times \dfrac{4}{3} = -1.

Hence, the lines 3x + 4y + 7 = 0 and 28x - 21y + 50 = 0 are perpendicular to each other.

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