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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How can you determine if the lines are perpendicular?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sammixboo (sammixboo):

With given equations or a graph?

sammixboo (sammixboo):

Ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you determine if they have slopes with opposite values? have the same slope? if the product of their slopes is 1? or if the product of their slopes is -1?

sammixboo (sammixboo):

Well, perpendicular is when lines are like this, and have two right angles |dw:1430406557664:dw|

sammixboo (sammixboo):

Also you can get the equation of BOTH lines and compare them. If the slopes are reciprocals of each other then yes it's perpendicular . And earlier I meant two or more 90 degree angles

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so if they have the same slope??

sammixboo (sammixboo):

Same slope, but different y intercepts that means they are parallel

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No... it was determine if the product of their slope is -1 :/

sammixboo (sammixboo):

I never heard of that

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