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Example Question #181 : Lines
Where do the lines and intersect.
They never intersect.
They never intersect.
By solving both equations to standard form , you can see that both lines have the same slope, and therefore will never intersect.
Example Question #12 : How To Find Out If Lines Are Parallel
A line passes through both the coordinates and . A line passing through which other pair of coodinates would be parallel to this line?
and
and
and
and
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and
The line has a slope of , so you must find a pair of points which has the same slope.
Example Question #12 : How To Find Out If Lines Are Parallel
Choose the equation that represents a line that is parallel to .
Two lines are parallel if and only if they have the same slope. To find the slopes, we must put the equations into slope-intercept form, , where equals the slope of the line. In this case, we are looking for . To put into slope-intercept form, we must subtract from each side of the equation, giving us . We then subtract from each side, giving us . Finally, we divide both sides by , giving us , which is parallel to .
Example Question #184 : Coordinate Geometry
Which of the following lines are parallel?
None of these.
None of these.
None of these lines are parallel.
In order for lines to be parallel, the lines must NEVER cross. Lines with identical slopes never cross. An example of two parallel lines would be:
Note that only the slope determines if line are parallel.
Example Question #187 : Lines
Are the lines of the equations
and
parallel, perpendicular, or neither?
Neither
Perpendicular
Parallel
Parallel
Write each equation in the slope-intercept form by solving for ; the -coefficient is the slope of the line.
The first equation,
,
is in the slope-intercept form form. The slope is the -coefficient .
is not in this form, so it should be rewritten as such by multiplying both sides by :
The slope of the line of this equation is the -coefficient .
The lines of both equations have the same slope, , so it follows that they are parallel.
Example Question #12 : How To Find Out If Lines Are Parallel
The slopes of two lines on the coordinate plane are 0.333 and .
True or false: the lines are parallel.
True
False
False
Two lines are parallel if and only if they have the same slope. The slope of one of the lines is 0.333. The other line has slope , which is equal to ; this is not equal to 0.333. The two lines are not parallel.
Example Question #191 : Lines
One line on the coordinate plane has its intercepts at and . A second line has its intercepts at and . Are the lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?
Perpendicular
Parallel
Neither
Perpendicular
To answer this question, we must determine the slopes of both lines. If a line has as its intercepts and , its slope is
The first line has as its slope
The second line has as its slope
Two lines are parallel if and only if their slopes are equal; this is not the case.
They are perpendicular if and only if the product of their slopes is . The product of the slopes of the given lines is
,
so they are perpendicular.
Example Question #13 : How To Find Out If Lines Are Parallel
The slopes of two lines on the coordinate plane are 0.75 and .
True or false: The lines are parallel.
True
False
True
Two lines are parallel if and only if they have the same slope. The slope of one of the lines is . The slope of the other is , so the lines have the same slope. The lines are parallel.
Example Question #192 : Lines
A line which includes the point is parallel to the line with equation
Which of these points is on that line?
Write the given equation in slope-intercept form:
The given line has slope , so this is the slope of any line parallel to that line.
We can use the slope formula , testing each of our choices.
, which is undefined
The only point whose inclusion yields a line with slope is .
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Slope Of Parallel Lines
If the slope of line AB is 3x, and Angle 1 and Angle 8 are congruent, what is the slope of line CD, and why?
(1/3)x, because of the Vertical Angle Theorem
3x, because of the Vertical Angle Theorem
3x, because of the Corresponding Angle Theorem
3x, because of the Alternate Exterior Angle Theorem
(1/3)x, because of the Alternate Exterior Angle Theorem
3x, because of the Vertical Angle Theorem
Angles 1 and 8 are a vertical pair. If these angles are congruent, it means that lines AB and CD are parallel based on the Vertical Angle Theorem. Parallel lines have the same slope, so the slope of CD is 3x.
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