Comparing Slopes: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

The video tutorial introduces analytic geometry, emphasizing its importance in fields like graphics and design. It explains the concepts of slopes for parallel and perpendicular lines, highlighting the significance of understanding these relationships. The tutorial covers how to identify if lines are parallel or perpendicular and provides methods for solving slopes, emphasizing the importance of proper notation and calculation techniques.

Why is it important to understand analytic geometry?

• It is not important.

• It is the basis of all graphics.

• It helps in solving algebraic equations.

• It is used in chemistry.

If two lines are parallel, what can be said about their slopes?

• They have different slopes.

• They have the same slope.

• Their slopes are undefined.

• One slope is the negative reciprocal of the other.

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What is the slope of a line parallel to a line with a slope of -7/9?

• -9/7

• -7/9

• 9/7

• 7/9

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What is the relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines?

• They are equal.

• They are negative reciprocals of each other.

• One is double the other.

• They are both positive.

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If a line has a slope of -6/5, what is the slope of a line perpendicular to it?

• 5/6

• -5/6

• 6/5

• -6/5

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Given the slopes 6/5 and -5/6, are the lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

• Cannot be determined

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Neither

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If line Q has a slope of 7/8, what is the slope of line R if it is perpendicular to Q?

• -7/8

• 7/8

• -8/7

• 8/7

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What is the slope of a line parallel to a line with a slope of 8/7?

• -7/8

• 7/8

• -8/7

• 8/7

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If the slope of line D is -17/31, what is the slope of line E if it is parallel to D?

• 31/17

• 17/31

• -17/31

• -31/17

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Given the slopes -93/88 and 88/93, are the lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

• Cannot be determined

• Perpendicular

• Parallel

• Neither

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