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Perpendicular lines have slopes that the inverse of each other. If one line has a slope of 1/3, the other has a slop of 3/1
When two lines are perpendicular, their slopes are negative reciprocals. In the example, the perpendicular to y= (1/21) x would be y = -21 x For y = 2x, the perpendicular would be y= -½ x You invert the fraction and change the sign.
If the lines are in the form y = mx + c, the m values multiplied together should equal -1.Otherwise, the dot product of the two slope vectors should equal 0.
The two lines are: 2x+4y=2 4x+2y=5 Le't write them in slope intercept form 4y=-2x+2 or y=-1/2+1/2 AND 2y=-4x+5 or y=-2x+5/2 Now we use the fact the parallel lines have the same slope. One line here has slop =1/2 and the other has -2. Next if lines are perpendicular the product of the slopes is -1. This is not the case here either. So the answer is NEITHER!
You have to know the slopes of both lines. -- Take the two slopes. -- The lines are perpendicular if (one slope) = -1/(the other slope), or the product of the slopes equals to -1.
Take any two lines and look at their slopes. -- If the slopes are equal, then the lines are parallel. -- If the product of the slopes is -1, then the lines are perpendicular.
When the perpendicular lines are horizontal and vertical.
The slopes of two perpendicular lines are negative inverses of each other. In other words, the two slopes when multiplied together equal -1.
Are perpendicular.
Are perpendicular to one another.
If you have two lines that have negative recipricals (1 and -1 for example), the lines are perpendicular.
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.
Is it possible for two lines with positive slopes to be perpendicular?
Perpendicular lines * Two lines that create an angle of 90 degrees and the product of their slopes is -1.
Perpendicular lines * Two lines that create an angle of 90 degrees and the product of their slopes is -1.
To determine if two lines represented by the variable ( x ) are perpendicular, we need to know their slopes. Lines are perpendicular if the product of their slopes equals -1. If you have specific coordinates or equations in mind, please provide them for a clear answer.