Parallel and Perpendicular Slopes of Lines

What slope is parallel to:  
m = ³/₄

• ⁴/₃

• ³/₄

• ^-3/₄

• ^-4/₃

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Write the equation of a line PARALLEL to y = 2x + 3 that passes through the point (3, 1).

Which of the following equations has a graph PARALLEL to the line y = 4x + 7 and has an y-intercept of -2?

Which of the following lines is PARALLEL to the graph of y = -6x + 3 and goes through the point (-1,4)?

• y=1/6x +25/6

• y = 1/6x + 4

• y = -6x - 2

• y = -6x + 4

Write the equation of a line PERPENDICULAR to y = -2x + 1 that passes through the point (2, 3).

What is the equation of a line that is perpendicular to this line and goes through the given point?
y = 3x + 2      (3, -4)

• y = 3x - 2

• y = -1/3x - 5

• y = 3x - 4

• y = -1/3x - 3

What slope is parallel to:  
m = 4

• 4

• -1/4

• -4

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

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

• -2

• 1/2

• -1/2

• 2

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6