Finding Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Select the parallel lines.

• JQ

• KR

• QT

• MT

• JM

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Slopes of parallel lines are the same.

• True

• False

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

• parallel

• perpendicular

• neither

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Neither

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Intersecting

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Slopes of perpendicular lines are...

• opposite reciprocals.

• opposites.

• identical.

• always 7.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

What slope is parallel to:  
m = 4

• 4

• -1/4

• -4

• 1/4

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

What slope is perpendicular to:  
m = 5/8

• -5/8

• 5/8

• -8/5

• 8/5

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

y = 5/7x +2
y = 5/7x - 30
These lines are...

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Neither

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6