Parallel & Perpendicular

Lines

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Parallel Lines
 Parallel lines ( ):
 Parallel lines have the same slope and will
never intersect

 Example: Write an equation for a line

parallel to y = ½x + 2.
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Practice Finding Parallel Lines
 y = 3x – 2  2x + 6y = 12

 y = 6x  -10x – 8y = 3

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Write an equation for a line parallel to
the equation & passes through (2, -3).
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 . y  x 3  x – 4y = 8
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Perpendicular Lines
 Perpendicular lines (  ):
 Perpendicular lines are lines that intersect at right
angles. If you multiply the slopes of
two perpendicular lines in the plane, you get −1 .
That is, the slopes of perpendicular lines are
opposite reciprocals.

 Example: Write an equation for a line

perpendicular to y = ½x – 7.
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Practice Finding Perpendicular Lines
 f(x) = 2x + 7  2x + y = 2

 y = 2x  7x – 3y = 5

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Write an equation perpendicular to the
given equation & passes through (1, -4).

 y=1/2 x + 6  2x + 4y = -4

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Summary
 How can we tell when Thinking question:
two linear functions
 How would you be
are parallel without
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able to determine
graphs? if two linear
 How can we tell when functions in
two linear functions standard from is
are perpendicular parallel or
without looking at the perpendicular?
graphs?