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2020 AMC 12B Problem 7
Two nonhorizontal, non vertical lines in the xy-coordinate plane intersect to form a 45^{\circ} angle. One line has slope equal to 6 times the slope of the other line. What is the greatest possible value of the product of the slopes of the two lines?
\textbf{(A)}\ \frac16 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac23 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac32 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 6
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