Equations of Lines Parallel and Perpendicular

Identify the slope of a line parallel to the one graphed.

• -7/3

• 3/7

• -3/7

• 7/3

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Write the equation of a line PARALLEL to y = 2x + 3 that passes through the point (3, 1).

Write the equation of a line PERPENDICULAR to y = -2x + 1 that passes through the point (2, 3).

Find a line parallel to 2x - 3y = 12 and goes through (12, 4)

y = ​ (a)   x ​ ​ (b)   (c)  

• 2/3

• -

• 4

• -2/3

• 12

• +

• 3/2

• 14

• -3/2

• 22

Are the two linear equations parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

Sadie graphed the equations y = 4 and y = -7. These lines are ​ (a)   and their slopes equal ​ (b)   .

• parallel

• perpendicular

• opposites

• zero

• undefined

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

In a coordinate plane two nonvertical lines are ​ (a)   if the product of their slopes are -1

• perpendicular

• parallel

• horizontal

• vertical

• acutely intersecting

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6