Which best describes the relationship between the lines with equations 2x – 9y = 1 and x + 8y = 6? A. perpendicular
B. neither perpendicular nor parallel
C. parallel
D. same line

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  B. neither perpendicular nor parallel

Step-by-step explanation:

If the lines were perpendicular, the coefficients would be swapped and one negated. (You would have 8x -y = c, or 9x +2y = c in the system.)

If the lines were parallel, the coefficients in the two equations would only differ by a common factor. (Both equations would reduce to 2x -9y = c, or x +8y = c.)

The lines are not the same line (coefficients are different).

So, the only reasonable description is ...

  neither perpendicular nor parallel

2. angles qrt and qst both measures 156 degrees.

step-by-step explanation:  

we have been given a diagram of a circle and we are told that measure of arc qvt is 156 degrees.  

we can see from our given diagram that angle qrt and angle qst subtends to arc qvt.

since we know that angles subtended by the same arc at the circumference are always equal.

by angle subtended by same arc theorem, measure of angle qrt and angle qst will be equal to the measure of arc qvt.

therefore, angles qrt and qst both measures 156 degrees and 2nd statement is the correct choice.