Mathematics
Grade 8
15 min
Slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines
Slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines
Tutorial Preview
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Find the slope of a line parallel to y = 2x + 5.
2
Find the slope of a line perpendicular to y = 4x - 1.
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Are lines with slopes 5 and -1/5 parallel, perpendicular, or neither?
Sample Practice Questions
Easy
What is the slope of a line parallel to y = 3x + 2?
0.3
1.-3
2.1/3
3.-1/3
Easy
What is the slope of a line perpendicular to y = 2x - 7?
0.2
1.-2
2.1/2
3.-1/2
Easy
Two lines have slopes of 7 and 7. Are they parallel, perpendicular, or neither?
0.Parallel
1.Perp.
2.Neither
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