Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Slopes of perpendicular lines are...

• opposite reciprocals

• opposites

• identical

• reciprocals

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.5

What slope is perpendicular to:  
m = 5/8

• -5/8
• 5/8
• -8/5
• 8/5

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

What slope is parallel to:

m = 4

• 4

• -1/4

• -4

• 1/4

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

What slope is perpendicular to:

m = -3

• -3

• -1/3

• 1/3

• 3

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

What slope is parallel to:  
m = 3/4

• 4/3
• 3/4
• -3/4
• -4/3

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

y = 5/7x +2
y = 5/7x - 30
These lines are...

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Neither

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

y = 6x + 2
y = -6x + 2
These lines are...

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Neither

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

y = -2/3x + 2
y = 3/2x + 9
These lines are...

• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Neither

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

A line is parallel to   y = 2x - 7.
What is it's slope?

• -2
• 1/2
• -1/2
• 2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Intersecting

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1