PARALLEL &

PERPENDICULAR LINES
Jonathan McAuley
3/17/15
Brown - 1st Block

Compare & Contrast

Parallel

Equal Distance apart.

Same Slope.
Never intersect.

Same

Straight
Infinite

Perpendicular

Intersect to form 90
degrees angle.
Opposite Reciprocal
Slopes.

Parallel Lines in the Real World

A railroad track contains a set of parallel lines.
The red stripes on the USA flag and the
white Stripes are both examples.
The black keys on a piano are examples of
parallel lines.

Parallel Lines Pictures

Perpendicular Lines
They Intersect to form 4 90 degrees angles.
They are infinite which means they go on
forever in each direction.
The lines have opposite Reciprocal slopes.

Pictures for Perpendicular