Parallel lines have the same slope and will never intersect. Parallel lines continue, literally, forever without touching (assuming that these lines are on the same plane). Parallel Lines in greater depth
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Parallel lines in greater depth
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of the lines below have the same slope: $$ \frac{1}{2} $$
Therefore these lines are parallel and will never meet.
Are the two lines pictured below parallel?
Answer
No
While these lines may look parallel at first glance, if you look closely and calculate each line's slope, you will find that:
line 1 has a slope of $$ -\frac{1}{4} $$
line 2 's slope is $$ - \frac{1}{3} $$.
Are the two lines below parallel?
Answer
Yes these lines have the same slope, 2, and clearly are never going to intersect.
Are the two lines in the picture below perpendicular?
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Yes.
The slope of line 1 is -2
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that of line 2 is $$ \frac{1}{2}$$.
-2 and$$ \frac{1}{2}$$ are negative reciprocals so the liens are perpendicular..
Determine whether or not lines 6 and 5 perpendicular?
Answer
Yes.
Line 5 's slope is $$ \frac{3}{2}$$ and line 6 's is$$ -\frac{2}{3}$$ , which are negative reciprocals.
Are Line P and line L perpendicular?
Answer
They are not perpendicular because their slopes are notnegative reciprocals of one another.
