Equations of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Question 1

The slope of is .

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B: –6/5

Question 2

Which statements are true? Check all that apply.

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B: EF is perpendicular to EH.; C: HG is neither parallel nor perpendicular to FG.

Question 3

The slope of y = 4x – 2 is .

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D: 4

Question 4

The line perpendicular to the y-axis through the point (–4, –2) is .

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D: y = –2

Question 5

The slope of is .

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C: 4/5

Question 6

The slope of a line parallel to y = 4x – 2 is .

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D: 4

Question 7

The slope of this line is .

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C: 0

Question 8

The lines are .

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C: neither parallel nor perpendicular

Question 9

The equation of the line parallel to y = 4x – 2 that passes through the point (–1, 5) is y = .

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D: 4x + 9

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