
Alex S. answered 04/03/14
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parallel lines have the same slop; perpendicular lines have slopes which are the negative inverse of each other, ie, when multiplied together the result is -1.
slope of y=3x+8 is 3
slope of y=-3x+4 is -3
The two lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular.