Find Slope of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

What slope is parallel to:  
m = 3/4

• 4/3

• 3/4

• -3/4

• -4/3

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the slope of a line perpendicular to a line with slope ^-6/₅ ?

• ^-6/₅

• ^-5/6

• ⁵/₆

• ^-4/₃

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Slopes of parallel lines are...

• opposite reciprocals.

• opposites.

• identical.

• always 7.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Parallel lines have the same slope

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Line JK has the endpoints (-3, 8) and (1, -4).

The slope of a line parallel to JK is ​ (a)  

The slope of a line perpendicular to JK is ​ (b)  

• -3

• 1/3

• 3

• -1/3

• -1

• 1

• -2

• 2

• 1/2

• -1/2

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Slopes of parallel lines are...

• the same.

• opposites.

• opposite reciprocals.

• always 7.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Slopes of perpendicular lines are...

• opposite reciprocals.

• opposites.

• the same.

• always 7.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

The following represents slopes of two lines. Which answer choice describes the two lines?

m = 5 and m = -1/5

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

The following represents slopes of two lines. Which answer choice describes the two lines?

m = -1/3 and m = -1/3

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5