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What are two line segments that meet and form a right angle?
They are perpendicular line segments
Is a pentagon perpendicular?
No, a pentagon is not perpendicular. The word perpendicular describes two lines (or line segments) that meet at a 90o angle.
How do you draw a perpendicular line segments?
two lines crossing each other
Which figure contains a pair of perpendicular line segments?
Two ways to determine if two line segments are perpendicular:1. Determine the angle formed: if the angle made by the two line segments is 90 degrees, then they are perpendicular. This can sometimes be done visually if the graph has grids, but probably not what the question is asking you to do.2. Compare slopes*: if the slopes are negative inverses of each other, they are perpendicular. For example, if the slope of one line is 5, the slope for the other line would need to be -1/5, or -0.2. An easy way to remember, is if the product of the two slopes is -1, they are perpendicular.*Side note: slope is "rise over run", or change in y divided by change in x
What does it mean for something to be perpendicular?
For two items (Planes, lines, line segments, ect.) to be perpendicular that means that they meet at a 90 degree angle. Perpendicularity is denoted by the ⊥ symbol. For example line AB ⊥ line CD would mean that the line AB would be perpendicular to the line CD.
