Parallel and Perpendicular Slopes

Front

What is the slope of a line perpendicular to a line with slope -6/5?

Back

5/6

Front

Slopes of parallel lines are...

Back

the same.

Front

y = -2/3x + 2 and y = 3/2x + 9: Are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

Back

Perpendicular

Front

The following two numbers are negative reciprocals of each other: 2 and -1/2. True or False?

Back

True

Front

What slope is parallel to: m = 3/4?

Back

3/4

Front

What is the definition of parallel lines in terms of slope?

Back

Parallel lines have the same slope.

Front

What is the definition of perpendicular lines in terms of slope?

Back

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.

Front

If the slope of one line is 4, what is the slope of a line perpendicular to it?

Back

-1/4

Front

If two lines have slopes of 2 and -1/2, are they parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

Back

Perpendicular

Front

What is the slope of a line parallel to a line with slope -3?

Back

-3