Honors Geometry Companion Book, Volume 1

3.2.4 Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines - Worksheet

Example 1: Identify which lines are parallel. 1. y = 6; y = 6 x + 5; y = 6 x − 7; y = − 8

2. =−=− −= − −=−+ y x y x y x y x 3 4 1; 2 ; 3 3 4 ( 5); 4 2( 2)

y

Example 2: 3. Show that ABCD is a trapezoid. ( Hint : In a trapezoid, exactly one pair of opposite sides is parallel.)

6

A (–2, 5)

B (4, 5)

4

C (6, 2)

2

x

0

–2

2 4 6

D (2, –1)

–2

Example 3: Identify which lines are perpendicular. 4. = − =− + =− = y x y x y x 4; 2; 1;

3 7

2 3

3 2

5. =− − − =− + y x y x 4;

4 7( 2);

3

7 3

1 7

y

− = − − = − ( 4); 7 ( 3) x y x 1

Example 4: 6. Show that PQRS is a rectangle. ( Hint : In a rectangle, all four angles are right angles.)

y

Q (2, 6)

6

R (8, 3)

4

P (1, 4)

2

S (7, 1)

x

Example 5: 7. Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that passes through (5, 0) and is perpendicular to the line described by =− + y x 6.

0

2

4

6

8

5 2

186

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