Slope Worksheets With Answers - Chapter 4.4 Parallel And Perpendicular Lines Page 17

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4-4 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
y = 5x + 3
The slope of the equation is 5, so the slope of the perpendicular line would be the opposite reciprocal, or
. Find
the x-intercept.
Use the x-intercept
and the slope,
, to find the perpendicular line.
Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that is perpendicular to the graph of 3x + 2y = 8 and passes
through the y-intercept of that line.
Write the equation in slope-intercept form to find the slope.
The slope of the equation is
, so the slope of the perpendicular line would be the opposite reciprocal, or
. Find
the y-intercept.
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