Equations of Slope with Parallel and Perpendicular Slopes

A line is perpendicular to    y = 2x - 7.
What is the slope of this line? 

• -2

• 1/2

• -1/2

• 2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Slopes of perpendicular lines are...

• opposite reciprocals

• the same

• opposite

• always 7

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

• the same line

• perpendicular

• neither

• parallel

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Neither

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

What slope is parallel to:  
m = 3/4

• 4/3

• 3/4

• -3/4

• -4/3

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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

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Select the line that is perpendicular to

y = 5x - 10

• y = 5x - 3

• y = 1/5x - 3

• y = -1/5x + 4

• y = -5x + 4

Are the two linear equations parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

Which equation is perpendicular to:
 y = -6x +2

• y = 6x +1

• y = 1/6x +4

• y = -6x +3

• y = -1/6x +5

Which is the equation of the line that is parallel to the graph of y = 5x + 7 and has a y-intercept at (0, -2)?

• y = 5x - 2

• y = -2x + 7

• y = 5(x - 2)

• y = -1/5x - 2