Practice Perpendicular Lines (6.2) - Coordinate Geometry - IB 10 Mathematics

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Question 1.
Identify if the lines with slopes 5 and -0.2 are perpendicular.
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Check by multiplying the slopes.
Question 2.
Determine if slopes of 1/2 and -2 are perpendicular.
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Calculate the product.
3Question 3.
What is true about the slopes of perpendicular lines?
- They are equal
- They are negative reciprocals
- They add to 1
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Think about what happens when you multiply the slopes.
4Question 4.
True or False: If two lines are perpendicular, their slopes add up to zero.
- True
- False
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Consider the definition of perpendicular slopes.
Question 5.
Given line A: y = 3x + 2, find the equation of line B that is perpendicular to it and passes through point (2,1).
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Convert to point-slope form.
Question 6.
A line through points P(1,2) and Q(3,6) is given. What lines can be drawn from point R(0,0) perpendicular to line PQ?
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Calculate the slope first.

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