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Algebra Lesson 6.6 Parallel & Perpendicular Lines

Objective: ____________________________________________________

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Ex. 1: Plot and connect the points (2, 0) and (0, 4).

Find the slope of this line. m = __________________

Plot and connect the points (-2, -2) and (0, -1)

Find the slope of this line. m = __________________

Q1: What kind of relationship do these lines have? Q2: What do you notice about their
slopes?

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Ex. 2: Plot and connect the points (-3, 2) and (-1, -1).

Find the slope of the line. m = __________________

Plot and connect the points (1, 4) and (3, 1)

Find the slope of the line. m = __________________

Q3: What kind of relationship do these lines have? Q4: What do you notice about their
slopes?

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Ex. 3) Give the slope of the line that would be perpendicular to the given line.

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a) y=7 x9 b) 4 x +3 y=12 c) y= x1
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Per. slope = ________________ Per. slope = ________________ Per. slope =

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Ex. 4) Write an equation of the line that goes through the point (8, 2) and is
perpendicular to
the line y=4 x+6

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Ex. 5) Write an equation of the line that goes through the point (2, -10) and is parallel to
the
line y=3 x+ 2

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Ex. 6) Use the graph of line h and the given point to do the following:

a). Draw a parallel line to h through the given point. b). Draw a perpendicular line to h
through the given point.
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