Determining Parallel, Perpendicular, or Neither - Assessment

1. Which term describes two lines that have the same slope?

• a. Parallel
• b. Perpendicular
• c. Neither

2. Which term describes two lines that have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other?

• a. Parallel
• b. Perpendicular
• c. Neither

3. Consider the lines y = 2x + 3 and y = 2x - 1. Are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

• a. Parallel
• b. Perpendicular
• c. Neither

4. Consider the lines y = -3x + 4 and y = 1/3x + 8. Are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

• a. Parallel
• b. Perpendicular
• c. Neither

5. Consider the lines y = 5x - 2 and y = -5x + 2. Are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

• a. Parallel
• b. Perpendicular
• c. Neither

6. Consider the lines y = 4x + 2 and y = 2x + 5. Are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

• a. Parallel
• b. Perpendicular
• c. Neither

7. Consider the lines y = -2x - 1 and y = 1/2x + 3. Are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

• a. Parallel
• b. Perpendicular
• c. Neither

8. Consider the lines y = 3/4x - 2 and y = 4/3x + 1. Are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

• a. Parallel
• b. Perpendicular
• c. Neither

9. Consider the lines y = -x + 2 and y = x - 2. Are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

• a. Parallel
• b. Perpendicular
• c. Neither

10. Consider the lines y = 2x + 1 and y = 2x - 1. Are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

• a. Parallel
• b. Perpendicular
• c. Neither