Quiz on Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Which of the following figures can have both parallel and perpendicular lines?

• Circle

• Triangle

• Square

• Pentagon

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Choose ALL the lines PARALLEL to the following line: y = 2/9x - 7

• y = 2/9x + 8

• y = 9/2x -12

• -2y = 9x + 8

• 9y = 2x -18

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Which of the following is an example of parallel lines?

• Sides of an Equilateral Triangle

• Adjacent sides of a rectangle

• Plus sign

• Opposite sides of a parallelogram

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

If a line has a slope of 3, what is the slope of a line perpendicular to it?

• 1/3

• -1/3

• -3

• 3

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

What is the slope of a line parallel to y = -5x + 3?

• -5

• 5

• 1/5

• -1/5

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the slope of a line perpendicular to y = 1/2x + 2?

• 1/2

• 2

• -2

• -1/2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Which of the following is true for perpendicular lines?

• They have the same slope.

• Their slopes are negative reciprocals.

• They never intersect.

• They have the same y-intercept.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Find the slope of a line perpendicular to 3x - 7y = 21.

• 3/7

• -7/3

• 7/3

• -3/7

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the equation of a line parallel to y = 1/2x + 2 passing through (6, -1)?

• y = 1/2x - 4

• y = -2x + 1

• y = -1/2x + 4

• y = 2x - 1

Which of the following lines is perpendicular to y = 4?

• x = 4

• y = -4

• y = 0

• x = 0

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1