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In geometric terms, a line can have only one slope. if there is more than one slope, it is not a line, it is multiple lines or a second (or higher) order graphical representation of a function in two dimensional space.

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Can a line have two slopes how or why not?

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Two lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals if the product of their slopes equals -1. For example, if one line has a slope of 2, the negative reciprocal would be -1/2. This means that if one line rises 2 units for every 1 unit it runs, the other line falls 1 unit for every 2 units it runs, creating perpendicular lines.


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The slopes of perpendicular lines are?

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What are the slopes of perpendicular lines called?

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How do slopes of perpendicular lines compare?

Slopes of perpendicular lines will be opposite reciprocals. This means that the slopes have opposite signs and that one is 1/ the other. For example, 2 and -1/2.


Can a line have two slopes why or why not?

Yes it can, but it would not then be a straight line but an angle.


Can one line have two slopes?

A straight line cannot have two slopes. A curve, however, might have a different slope at every different point.


If two lines are perpendicular what do you know about their slopes?

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How can you know when a line is perpendicular?

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