5.6-5.8 Test Study Guide

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What does it mean for two lines to be parallel?

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Two lines are parallel if they have the same slope and will never intersect.

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What does it mean for two lines to be perpendicular?

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Two lines are perpendicular if the product of their slopes is -1.

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How do you find the slope of a line given its equation in the form y = mx + b?

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The slope (m) is the coefficient of x in the equation.

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The y-intercept is 4.

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How can you determine if two lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular?

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If their slopes are different and their product is not -1, they are neither.

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What is the general form of a linear equation?

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