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Example Question #1 : Properties Of Parallel And Perpendicular Lines
Line P passes through the origin and point .
Line Q passes through the origin and point .
Line R passes through the origin and point .
Line S passes through the origin and point .
Which of these lines is parallel to the line of the equation ?
Line P
Line Q
None of the other responses is correct.
Line R
Line S
Line S
First, find the slope of the line of the equation by rewriting it in slope-intercept form:
The slope of this line is , so we are looking for a line which also has this slope.
Find the slopes of all four lines by using the slope formula . Since each line passes through the origin, this formula can be simplified to
using the other point.
Line P:
Line Q:
Line R:
Line S:
Line S has the desired slope and is the correct choice.
Example Question #2 : Properties Of Parallel And Perpendicular Lines
You are given three lines as follows:
Line A includes points and
.
Line B includes point and has
-intercept
.
Line C includes the origin and point .
Which lines are parallel?
Find the slope of all three lines using the slope formula :
Line A:
Line B:
Line C:
Lines A and C have the same slope; Line B has a different slope. Only Lines A and C are parallel.
Example Question #2 : How To Find Whether Lines Are Parallel
Line A has equation .
Line B has equation .
Which statement is true of the two lines?
Write each statement in slope-intercept form:
Line A:
The slope is .
Line B:
The slope is .
The lines have differing slopes, so they are neither identical nor parallel. The product of the slopes is , so they are not perpendicular. The correct response is that they are distinct lines that are neither parallel nor perpendicular.
Example Question #4 : Properties Of Parallel And Perpendicular Lines
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In the above figure, . Evaluate
.
Angles of degree measures and
form a linear pair, making the angles supplementary - that is, their degree measures total 180. Therefore,
Solving for :
The angles of measures and
form a pair of alternating interior angles of parallel lines, so, as a consequence of the Parallel Postulate, they are congruent, and
Substituting for :
Example Question #2 : Properties Of Parallel And Perpendicular Lines
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In the above figure, . Express
in terms of
.
The two marked angles are same-side interior angles of two parallel lines formed by a transversal ; by the Parallel Postulate, the angles are supplementary - the sum of their measures is 180 degrees. Therefore,
Solve for by moving the other terms to the other side and simplifying:
Example Question #651 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
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In the above figure, . Express
in terms of
.
The two marked angles are corresponding angles of two parallel lines formed by a transversal, so the angles are congruent. Therefore,
Solving for by subtracting 28 from both sides:
Example Question #652 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
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In the above figure, . Evaluate
.
The two marked angles are same-side exterior angles of two parallel lines formed by a transversal ,; by the Parallel Postulate, the angles are supplementary - the sum of their measures is 180 degrees. Therefore,
Example Question #1 : How To Find Whether Lines Are Perpendicular
Three lines are drawn on the coordinate plane.
The green line has slope , and
-intercept
.
The blue line has slope , and
-intercept
.
The red line has slope , and
-intercept
.
Which two lines are perpendicular to each other?
The blue line and the red line are perpendicular.
The green line and the red line are perpendicular.
It cannot be determined from the information given.
The blue line and the green line are perpendicular.
No two of these lines are perpendicular.
The blue line and the red line are perpendicular.
To demonstrate two perpendicular lines, multiply their slopes; if their product is , then the lines are perpendicular (the
-intercepts are irrelevant).
The products of these lines are given here.
Blue and green lines:
Red and green lines:
Blue and red lines:
It is the blue and red lines that are perpendicular.
We can also see that their slopes are negative reciprocals, indicating perpendicular lines.
Example Question #1 : How To Find Whether Lines Are Perpendicular
Two perpendicular lines intersect at point . One line also includes point
. What is the slope of the other line?
Insufficient information is given to answer the question.
The slopes of two perpendicular lines are the opposites of each other's reciprocals.
To find the slope of the first line substitute in the slope formula:
The slope of the first line is , so the slope of the second line is the opposite reciprocal of this, which is
.
Example Question #1 : Properties Of Parallel And Perpendicular Lines
Two perpendicular lines intersect at the origin; one line also passes through point . What is the slope of the other line?
Insufficient information is given to solve the problem.
The slopes of two perpendicular lines are the opposites of each other's reciprocals.
To find the slope of the first line, substitute in the slope formula:
The slope of the first line is , so the slope of the second line is the opposite reciprocal of this, which is
.
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