Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
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Fill in the blank or write the answer to the question.
1. A line that is parallel to y = 3
4๐ฅ โ 9 has slope m = ______
2. A line that is perpendicular to 3y = 11 โ 8x has slope m =________
3. A line that is parallel to y = 12 has slope m = __________
4. Are the lines 2y โ x = 6 and 6x โ 3y โ 33 = 0 parallel, perpendicular, or neither? ________________
Choose the best answer.
5. Which equation represents a line that is
perpendicular to the line shown below?
A. y = 2
3๐ฅ + 5
B. y = 3
2๐ฅ โ 4
C. y = โ2
3๐ฅ โ 6
D. y = โ3
2๐ฅ + 1
6. Which equation represents a line that is
parallel to the line shown below?
A. y = 3
5๐ฅ + 1
B. y = โ3
5๐ฅ + 1
C. y = 5
3๐ฅ โ 1
D. y = โ5
3๐ฅ โ 1
7. Which describes the lines y = 7
8๐ฅ + 12
and y = โ8
7๐ฅ + 7?
A. Parallel
B. Perpendicular
C. Neither
8. Which describes the lines x โ 2y = โ 6
and 4y + 4 = 2x?
A. Parallel
B. Perpendicular
C. Neither
9. Which describes the lines shown below?
A. Parallel
B. Perpendicular
C. Neither
10. Which describes the lines shown below?
A. Parallel
B. Perpendicular
C. Neither
