state whether the lines represented by the equations y=1/2x-1 and y+4=-1/2(x-2) are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.
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Answer:
1. Equilibrium solution: y= -3
2. Equilibrium solution y= ±1.414
Step-by-step explanation:
Thinking process:
The equilibrium solution can only be derived when
1. Let's look at the first equation:
equating to the expression
gives
y + 3 = 0
y = -3
Therefore, the equilibrium solution occurs at y = -3
2. Let's look at the second solution:
dividing each side by (t²-1) gives
1/(t²-1) = (y²-2)/ (y²-4)
factorizing the right hand side gives:
at equilibrium: , then
y² - 2 = 0
solving for y gives y = ±√2
= ±1.414