Without any equality signs the given terms can't be considered to be equations.
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if we take the (x1,y1),(x2,y2) as coordinates the formula was (x-x1)/(x2-x1)=(y-y1)/(y2-y1)
The equation for the slope between the points A = (x1, y1) and B = (x2, y2) = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1), provided x1 is different from x2. If x1 and x2 are the same then the slope is not defined.
In a graph, you first must find the slopes of both lines using the rise over run method or by using the x2-x1 over y2-y1 method known as slope formula. The lines will be perpendicular if the slope of one line is opposite reciprocal of the other. the opposite reciprocal of 1/2 is -2
Using algebra to determine if two lines are perpendicular to one another we first must determine each line's slope. Select two known points on each line to determine the slope for the line. The Point-slope form of a linear equation is (Y1-Y2) = m(X1-X2). Therefore The slope m = (Y1-Y2)/(X1-X2) We will use these points to generate the slope equation. Line A Line B Point 1 Point 2 Point 1 Point 2 X1,Y1 X2,Y2 A1,B1 A2,B2 If the product of the slopes of two lines = -1 then the two lines are perpendicular. Using the point slope form above the equation would look like this: [(Y1-Y2)/(X1-X2)] X [(A1-A2)/(B1-B2)] = m(line A) X m(line B) Example Line A Line B Point 1 Point 2 Point 1 Point 2 0,0 3,3 3,-3 0,0 Using the above formula [(0-3)/(0-3)] X [(3-0)/(-3-0)] = [-3/-3] X [3/-3] = 1 x -1 = -1 These two lines are perpendicular.
Point-slope form is written as: y-y1=m(x-x1), where (x1, y1) is a point on the line and m is the slope (hence the name, point-slope form).