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What is the definition of parallel lines?

Back

Parallel lines are lines in a plane that never meet and have the same slope.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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What is the definition of perpendicular lines?

Back

Perpendicular lines are lines that intersect at a right angle (90 degrees) and have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

If two lines have slopes m1 and m2, what condition must be met for the lines to be perpendicular?

Back

The lines are perpendicular if m1 * m2 = -1.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

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What is the slope of a line that is parallel to the line with the equation y = 2x + 3?

Back

The slope of a parallel line is also 2.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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How do you find the slope of a line given two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

Back

The slope (m) is calculated using the formula m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1).

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to a line with a slope of 5?

Back

The slope of the perpendicular line is -1/5.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

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What is the equation of a line in slope-intercept form?

Back

The equation of a line in slope-intercept form is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

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Given the equation y = -3x + 4, what is the slope?

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The slope is -3.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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If two lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular, what can be said about their slopes?

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Their slopes are neither equal nor negative reciprocals of each other.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

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What is the y-intercept of the line represented by the equation y = 4x - 7?

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The y-intercept is -7.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3