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To find the slope of a diagonal in a coordinate plane, you can use the formula ( m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} ), where ( (x_1, y_1) ) and ( (x_2, y_2) ) are the endpoints of the diagonal. If you are considering two diagonals of a shape like a rectangle or a square, they are indeed perpendicular to each other if they intersect at right angles, as in the case of rectangles and squares. For other shapes, you would need to determine the slopes of both diagonals and check if their product equals -1 to confirm perpendicularity.
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Can you find the area of a rectangle if the problem doesn't show you the base and height?
The one alternative to find the area of a rectangle is when you are given the length of one diagonal and its slope.
Are two lines with the same slope and different y-intercept perpendiculars?
No because two lines with the same slope but with different y intercepts are parallel lines. Perpendicular lines meet each other at right angles.
How do you you find slope and y intercept?
To find the slope you need to find the Y-Intercept (the line that crosses through the Y-Axis) then on the Y-Intercept move one unit to the right and go either up or down until you've hit the diagonal line.
The linear equation 6x - 5 graphs as a horizontal vertical or diagonal line?
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What does the diagonal slope of a velocity vs time graph mean?
Acceleration , which is change of velocity over time.
