Lines Cut by a Transversal

Question 1

Line MN was translated down units and right units to create line M'N'.

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B: 4

Question 2

Are lines GH and G'H' perpendicular? Why or why not?

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B: Yes, their slopes are negative reciprocals.

Question 3

Consider the graph of the line y = x – 4 and the point (−4, 2). The slope of a line parallel to the given line is.

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C: 1/2

Question 4

A point on the line parallel to the given line, passing through (−4, 2), is .

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C: (0, 4)

Question 5

Is line m parallel to line n? Explain.

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C: No, the slopes are not equal.

Question 6

Line MN was translated down units and right units to create line M'N'.

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B: 4

Question 7

Consider the graph of the line y = x – 4 and the point (−4, 2). The slope of a line parallel to the given line is.

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C: 1/2

Question 8

Line MN was translated down units and right units to create line M'N'.

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D: 8

Question 9

The slope of a line perpendicular to the given line is .

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A: –2

Question 10

Use the diagram to answer the questions. | Is line m parallel to line n? Explain. | Is line m perpendicular to line k? Explain.

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B: Yes, the slopes are negative reciprocals.

Lines Cut by a Transversal Answers