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Two lines that are perpendicular to one another will meet at a 90 degree angle. If you are given the equation for each line (in the format y = mx + b), the value for m denotes the slope. Two lines are perpendicular if the slope of one line is the negative reciprocal of the other line.
For example, these two equations produce lines that are perpendicular:
y = 2/3 x +3
y = -3/2x +3
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How do you calculate parallel and perpendicular lines in a given plane?
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.
What is parallel perpendicular lines look like?
As far as we know, two lines can be perpendicular, or they can be parallel, but they can't be both.
How do examples of perpendicular lines look?
These lines are perpendicular: _|
Can you show me what a perpendicular lines look like?
They look like two intersecting lines that make four right angles. Like the two lines in this L.
Perpendicular lines look like?
They are straight lines that intersect each other at 90 degrees
