Worksheets Name
Parallel and Perpendicular Slopes
Class
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
Date
Instructor name: Hadjer Bentahar1
1. Slopes of parallel lines are...
a) opposite reciprocals. b) opposites.
c) always 7. d) the same.
2. Slopes of perpendicular lines are...
a) the same. b) always 7.
c) opposites. d) opposite reciprocals.
3. y = 3x +2
y = 3x - 3
These lines are...
a) Perpendicular b) Neither
c) Parallel d) The same line
4. y = - 2/3x + 2
y = 3/2x + 9
These lines are...
a) Perpendicular b) Parallel
c) Neither
5. y = 1/3x + 2
y = 4x + 9
These lines are...
a) Perpendicular b) Neither
c) Parallel
6. Which line is perpendicular to
y = 2x - 7 ?
a) y = 1/2x - 7 b) y = -2x + 8
c) y = 2x - 3 d) y = -1/2x + 2
7. Which line is perpendicular to
y= x+9 ?
a) y = -1/2x + 9 b) y = 1/2x + 9
c) y = x - 9 d) y = - x + 8
8. Which line is parallel to
y = 2x - 7 ?
a) y = -2x + 8 b) y = 2x - 3
c) y = -1/2x + 2 d) y = 1/2x - 7
9. What slope is parallel to:
m = 3/4
a) 3/4 b) -4/
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c) -3/ d) 4/3
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10. What is the slope of a line perpendicular to a line with slope -6/5 ?
a) 5/6 b) -5/6
c) -6/ d) -4/
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Answer Keys
1. d) the same. 2. d) opposite reciprocals. 3. c) Parallel
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4. a) Perpendicular 5. b) Neither 6. d) y = / x+2
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7. d) y = - x + 8 8. b) y = 2x - 3 9. a) /
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10. a) /