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Example Question #1 : Perpendicular Lines
Which ONE of these statements about the lines defined by the following equations is TRUE?
Line 1:
Line 2:
The lines intersect and are perpendicular.
The slopes of the two lines are identical.
The lines do not intersect.
The lines intersect at the point .
The lines intersect only once because they are parallel.
The lines intersect and are perpendicular.
The TRUE statement:
"The lines intersect and are perpendicular." This is true because the slopes of the two lines are opposite-reciprocals of each other.
The FALSE statements:
"The lines intersect at the point ." The lines actually intersect at the point
. Neither line touches the point
, as their y-intercepts are given in their respective equations as
and
.
"The slopes of the two lines are identical." This is not true because the slope of Line 1 is whereas the slope of Line 2 is
.
"The lines do not intersect." The lines would need to be parallel (i.e., have the same slope) for this to be the case, but the lines do not have the same slope.
"The lines intersect only once because they are parallel." Parallel lines never intersect, so this statement cannot be made of any set of two lines.
Example Question #1 : Perpendicular Lines
Determine if the lines and
are perpendicular.
The lines are perpendicular
There is not enough information to determine the answer
The lines are not perpendicular
The lines are perpendicular
For lines to be perpendicular, the slopes need to be negative reciprocals of each other. For the line , the slope is 1. For a line to be perpendicular to it, it will need to have a slope of
. Since the line
has a slope of -1, the lines are perpendicular to each other.
Example Question #3 : Perpendicular Lines
Which of these lines is perpendicular to
None of the other answers
Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other. If you convert the given line to the form, you get
which indicates a slope of . Thus, the slope of the perpendicular line must be
, which is the negative reciprocal of
. The only line with a slope of
is
.
Example Question #4 : Perpendicular Lines
Which of the following equations describes a line perpendicular to the line ?
The line is a vertical line. Therefore, a perpendicular line is going to be horizontal and have a slope of zero.
The equation is such a line.
The lines and
are both vertical lines, while the lines
and
have slopes of
and
, respectively.
Example Question #5 : Perpendicular Lines
Which of these lines is perpendicular to ?
Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of one another. Since all of these lines are in the format, it is easy to determine their slopes, or
.
The slope of the original line is , so any line that is perpendicular to it must have a slope of
.
The only line with a slope of is
.
Example Question #6 : Perpendicular Lines
Which of the following lines could be perpendicular to the following:
None of the available answers
The only marker for whether lines are perpendicular is whether their slopes are the opposite-reciprocal for the other line's slope. The -intercept is not important. Therefore, the line perpendicular to
will have a slope of
or
Example Question #7 : Perpendicular Lines
Find a line perpendicular to the line with the equation:
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and
represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.
First, we need to find its reciprocal.
Second, we need to rewrite it with the opposite sign.
Only one of the choices has a slope of .
Example Question #8 : Perpendicular Lines
Find a line perpendicular to the line with the equation:
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and
represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.
First, we need to find its reciprocal.
Second, we need to rewrite it with the opposite sign.
Only one of the choices has a slope of .
Example Question #1 : Perpendicular Lines
Find a line perpendicular to the line with the equation:
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and
represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.
First, we need to find its reciprocal.
Rewrite.
Second, we need to rewrite it with the opposite sign.
Only one of the choices has a slope of .
Example Question #10 : Perpendicular Lines
Find a line perpendicular to the line with the equation:
Lines can be written in the slope-intercept format:
In this format, equals the line's slope and
represents where the line intercepts the y-axis.
In the given equation:
Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.
First, we need to find its reciprocal.
Rewrite.
Second, we need to rewrite it with the opposite sign.
Only one of the choices has a slope of .
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