math slopes?
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1. The slope of a line is -2. What is the slope of a line that is parallel to it?
A)m=1/2
B)m=-1/2
C)m=2
D)m=-2
2. A line contains points (2, -2) and (-4, 1). Another line graphed in the same coordinate plane contains points (1, 2) and (-3, 4). Based on the slopes of these lines, are they parallel, perpendicular or neither?
A)parallel
B)perpendicular
C)neither
3. A line contains points (-4, 2) and (0, -4). Another line graphed in the same coordinate plane contains points (4, 3) and (-5, -3). Based on the slopes of these lines, are they parallel, perpendicular or neither?
A)parallel
B)perpendicular
C)neither
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question 1: D
explaination: if two lines have the same slopes (gradient), we can concluded to say that they are parallel to each other.
question 2: A
question 3: B
2. The slope of a line is the difference in the y-values divided by the difference in the x-values. The slopes of the two lines are:
Line1: (2,-2) and (-4,1), slope=(1- -2)/(-4-2)=3/-6=-1/2
Line2: (1,2) and (-3,4), slope=(4-2)/(-3-1)=2/-4=-1/2
see the answer for problem number one.
3. Same problem solving:
Line1: (-4,2) and (0,-4), slope=(-4-2)/(0- -4)=-6/4=-3/2
Line2: (4,3) and (-5,-3), slope=(-3-3)/(-5-4)=-6/-9=2/3
Lines that have the negative inverse of each other are perpendicular.
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