Parallel and Perpendicular Lines: Master Lines and Angles

Question 1

What is the condition for two non-vertical lines to be perpendicular?

Accepted Answer

Their slopes are negative reciprocals of each other.

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Their slopes are the same.

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Their y-intercepts are the same.

Question 2

Which of the following is a necessary condition for two lines to be parallel?

Accepted Answer

Their gradients are equal.

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Their slopes are perpendicular.

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Their y-intercepts are equal.

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Their equations are identical.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about perpendicular lines is true?

Accepted Answer

Their slopes are negative reciprocals of each other.

Answer

Their y-intercepts are equal.

Answer

Their slopes are equal.

Question 4

Find the slope of a line perpendicular to the line passing through the points (1, 3) and (4, 7).

Accepted Answer

-1

Answer

0

Answer

1

Answer

2

Question 5

Which of the following is a method for determining whether two lines are perpendicular?

Accepted Answer

Checking if their slopes are negative reciprocals of each other

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Comparing their x-intercepts

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Using the slope-intercept form

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Using the point-slope form

Question 6

Which of the following conditions is both necessary and sufficient to ensure that two lines are perpendicular?

Accepted Answer

Their slopes are negative reciprocals of each other.

Answer

Their gradients are equal.

Answer

Their y-intercepts are equal.

Question 7

Find the equation of a line perpendicular to the line y = 2x - 1 and passing through the point (3, 2).

Accepted Answer

y = -0.5x + 2.5

Answer

y = -2x + 7

Answer

y = 2x + 1

Question 8

For parallel lines, which statement holds true?

Accepted Answer

They never intersect.

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They intersect at two points.

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They intersect at a right angle.

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They intersect at one point.

Question 9

If a line has a slope of 2, what is the slope of a line perpendicular to it?

Accepted Answer

-1/2

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2

Answer

1/2

Answer

0

Question 10

Which equation represents a line parallel to y = 2x + 3?

Accepted Answer

y = 2x + c

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y = x + 3

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y = -2x + 3

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y = 3x + 2

Question 11

For two lines to be parallel, which condition must be met?

Accepted Answer

Their slopes are equal.

Answer

Their y-intercepts are equal.

Answer

Their slopes are negative reciprocals.

Answer

Their x-intercepts are equal.

Question 12

A line passes through the point (2, 3) and is parallel to y = 2x + 1. What is its equation?

Accepted Answer

y = 2x - 1

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y = x - 1

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y = 2x + 5

Answer

y = x + 5

Question 13

Which method CANNOT be used to determine if lines are parallel?

Accepted Answer

Comparing their x-intercepts

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Comparing their slopes

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Using the slope-intercept form

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Comparing their y-intercepts

Question 14

Which condition implies that two lines are parallel?

Accepted Answer

Their gradients are equal.

Answer

Their perpendicular distances are equal.

Answer

Their y-intercepts are different.

Answer

Their x-intercepts are different.

Question 15

Which method is used to check if two lines are perpendicular?

Accepted Answer

Checking if their gradients are negative reciprocals.

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Finding their point of intersection

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Measuring the angle between them

Question 16

Which of the following conditions must be satisfied for two lines to be considered parallel?

Accepted Answer

Their slopes are equal.

Answer

Their lengths are equal.

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Their angles of intersection are congruent.

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Their intercepts are equal.

Question 17

Given a line with equation y = 2x + 3, which of the following lines is perpendicular to it?

Accepted Answer

y = -1/2x + 5

Answer

y = x + 3

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y = 2x - 1

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y = -2x + 5

Question 18

Which of the following is the condition for two lines to be perpendicular?

Accepted Answer

Their slopes are negative reciprocals.

Answer

Their intercepts are equal.

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Their angles of intersection are supplementary.

Question 19

Given two lines, l1 and l2, with equations l1: y = 3x + 2 and l2: y = -x + 5, determine if the lines are parallel or perpendicular.

Accepted Answer

Parallel

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Skew

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Intersecting

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Perpendicular

Question 20

Which of the following equations represents a line parallel to the line y = 2x + 3, and has a y-intercept of 5?

Accepted Answer

y = 2x + 5

Answer

y = -2x + 3

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y = 2x - 5

Question 21

If the line with equation y = mx + c is parallel to the x-axis, what is the value of the slope (m)?

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

2

Answer

-1

Answer

1

Question 22

Which of the following conditions ensures that two lines are perpendicular?

Accepted Answer

Negative reciprocal slopes

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Equal slopes

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Positive reciprocal slopes

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Equal gradients

Question 23

If the line with equation y = mx + c is parallel to the line with equation y = 2x + 5, what is the value of m?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

-2

Answer

1

Answer

-1

Question 24

Which of the following conditions is sufficient to prove that two lines are parallel?

Accepted Answer

The lines have the same gradient.

Answer

The lines have the same y-intercept.

Answer

The lines intersect at a right angle.

Answer

The lines have different gradients.

Question 25

Which of the following conditions is sufficient to prove that two lines are perpendicular?

Accepted Answer

The product of their gradients is -1.

Answer

The lines have different y-intercepts.

Answer

The lines intersect at an angle of 45 degrees.

Answer

The lines have the same gradient.

Question 26

Find the equation of the line passing through the point (2, 5) and parallel to the line y = 2x + 1.

Accepted Answer

y = 2x + 1

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y = 2x - 1

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y = -2x - 1

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y = -2x + 1

Question 27

Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the x-axis and passing through the point (2, 5).

Accepted Answer

y = 5

Answer

y = -2x + 9

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x = 2

Answer

y = -5

Question 28

Which of the following conditions is sufficient to determine that two lines are parallel?

Accepted Answer

Having equal slopes

Answer

Having the same y-intercepts

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Having a common point of intersection

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Being equidistant at two distinct points

Question 29

A line has the equation y = 2x + 3. Which equation represents a line perpendicular to it and passing through the point (4, -1)?

Accepted Answer

y = -0.5x + 1

Answer

y = 0.5x - 1

Answer

y = 2x - 11

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y = -2x + 11

Question 30

For two lines to be perpendicular, what must be true about their slopes?

Accepted Answer

They are negative reciprocals

Answer

They are equal

Answer

They are opposite

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They are the same

Question 31

Find the equation of a line parallel to x - 2y = 6 and passing through the point (3, -2).

Accepted Answer

x - 2y = 0

Answer

x + 2y = 12

Answer

y = 2x + 4

Question 32

Which of the following is a condition for two lines to be perpendicular?

Accepted Answer

Their slopes are negative reciprocals.

Answer

Their slopes are equal.

Answer

Their equations are in the same form.

Answer

Their y-intercepts are equal.

Question 33

Two lines are parallel if they have

Accepted Answer

Equal slopes

Answer

Equal equations

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Equal orientations

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Equal y-intercepts

Question 34

Which of the following is a method for determining if two lines are perpendicular?

Accepted Answer

Checking if their slopes are negative reciprocals

Answer

Checking if their intercepts are equal

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Checking if their slopes are parallel

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Checking if their equations are in different forms

Question 35

The line y = 2x + 1 has a gradient of 2. What is the gradient of a line perpendicular to it?

Accepted Answer

-1/2

Answer

1/2

Answer

-2

Answer

2

Question 36

Find the equation of the line that passes through the point (-2, 3) and is perpendicular to the line y = x - 1.

Accepted Answer

y = -x + 1

Answer

y = x + 1

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y = -x - 1

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y = x - 1

Question 37

What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line with the equation y = 2x - 5?

Accepted Answer

-1/2

Answer

1/2

Answer

2

Answer

-2

Question 38

The line 2x + 3y = 6 has a gradient of -2/3. Find the equation of the line that passes through (3, -1) and is perpendicular to this line.

Accepted Answer

3x - 2y = 11

Answer

2x - 3y = 4

Answer

2x + 3y = -4

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3x + 2y = 11

Question 39

The line y = 4 is a horizontal line. The line x = 2 is a vertical line.  Are these lines parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

Accepted Answer

Perpendicular

Answer

Neither

Answer

Parallel

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Cannot be determined

Question 40

Find the equation of a line parallel to y = 2x - 3 and passing through the point (2, 1).

Accepted Answer

y = 2x + 1

Answer

y = x + 1

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y = -2x + 5

Answer

y = 2x - 5

Question 41

Determine the equation of a line perpendicular to x = 4 and passing through the point (1, -2).

Accepted Answer

y = -x - 1

Answer

y = x - 1

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y = -x + 1

Question 42

Which of the following properties is always true for parallel lines?

Accepted Answer

They have the same slope.

Answer

They have the same y-intercept.

Answer

They have the same length.

Answer

They intersect at a right angle.

Question 43

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of perpendicular lines?

Accepted Answer

Their slopes are negative reciprocals of each other.

Answer

They have the same slope.

Answer

They intersect at a 45-degree angle.

Question 44

Determine if the lines defined by y = 3x - 2 and 2x + 5y = 10 are parallel.

Accepted Answer

No

Answer

Yes

Answer

Insufficient information

Answer

Neither

Question 45

Find the equation of a line perpendicular to y = 3x - 2 and passing through the point (1, 4).

Accepted Answer

y = -1/3x + 13/3

Answer

y = 1/3x + 11/3

Answer

y = -3x + 7

Answer

y = 3x + 1

Question 46

For two lines to be perpendicular, their gradients must...

Accepted Answer

multiply to give -1

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add to give 1

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are equal

Answer

are reciprocals of each other

Question 47

Which of the following lines is parallel to the line passing through the points (2, 3) and (4, 7)?

Accepted Answer

y = 2x - 1

Answer

y = 1/2x + 2

Answer

y = -1/2x + 5

Answer

y = -2x + 9

Question 48

Which point lies on the line perpendicular to y = -2x + 1 and passing through the point (3, 2)?

Accepted Answer

(5, 1)

Answer

(4, 0)

Answer

(2, 5)

Answer

(1, 4)

Question 49

Given the lines y = 3x + 4 and y = 3x - 2, what conclusion can be drawn about their relationship?

Accepted Answer

They are parallel

Answer

They intersect at the point (0, 2)

Answer

They are the same line

Answer

They are perpendicular

Question 50

Find the equation of the line perpendicular to y = -1/4x + 2 and passing through the origin (0, 0).

Accepted Answer

y = 4x

Answer

y = -1/4x

Answer

y = -4x

Answer

y = 4x + 2

Question 51

Two lines with equations y = mx + c and y = nx + d are parallel if...

Accepted Answer

m = n

Answer

m + n = 0

Answer

c = d

Answer

m = -n

Question 52

A line perpendicular to y = 2x + 5 will have a gradient of...

Accepted Answer

-1/2

Answer

2

Answer

1/2

Answer

-2

Question 53

Which of the following is NOT true about parallel lines?

Accepted Answer

They have the same y-intercept

Answer

They never intersect

Answer

They have different y-intercepts

Answer

They have the same gradient