4.G.1 Lines in Shapes

Front

What are parallel lines?

Back

Lines that never meet and are always the same distance apart.

Front

What are perpendicular lines?

Back

Lines that intersect at a right angle (90 degrees).

Front

What does it mean for lines to intersect?

Back

To cross each other at a point.

Front

Identify the parallel lines in the following: LO and VE, LV and OE, LO and OE, VE and VL.

Back

LO and VE.

Front

Which two streets meet to form a right angle: Maple Street and Sycamore Street, Oak Street and Elm Street, Oak Street and Maple Street, Maple Street and Elm Street?

Back

Maple Street and Elm Street.

Front

Which figure shows a set of perpendicular lines: Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4?

Back

Figure 2.

Front

If line number 4 is horizontal, which line is parallel to it? 1, 2, 3, or 5?

Back

3.

Front

What is the symbol for parallel lines?

Back

The symbol || is used to denote parallel lines.

Front

What is the symbol for perpendicular lines?

Back

The symbol ⊥ is used to denote perpendicular lines.

Front

Can two lines be both parallel and perpendicular?

Back

No, two lines cannot be both parallel and perpendicular at the same time.