Name: _______________________________

INVESTIGATING PARALLEL AND PERPENDICULAR LINES

parallel lines: ______________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Directions: Complete the steps in each column. Begin by graphing the given line. Then, use the points provided to
find a second line, identify its slope, point-slope form, and slope-intercept form.
−2 2
A: 𝑦 = 𝑥 +1 B: 𝑦 = 𝑥 −2 C: 𝑦 = −3𝑥 − 2
5 3

Plot: (-5, -1) and (5, -5) Plot: (-3, 2) and (0, 4) Plot: (1, 1) and (2, -2)

Slope: Slope: Slope:

Point-Slope Form: Point-Slope Form: Point-Slope Form

Slope-Intercept Form: Slope-Intercept Form: Slope-Intercept Form:

What do you notice about What do you notice about What do you notice about
the slopes in both lines? the slopes in both lines? the slopes in both lines?

Using our observations, we can conclude that:

SLOPES OF PARALLEL LINES MUST BE: __________________________________

 Name: _______________________________

perpendicular lines: _________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Directions: Complete the steps in each column. Begin by graphing the given line. Then, use the points provided to
find a second line, identify its slope, point-slope form, and slope-intercept form.
−2 2
A: 𝑦 = 𝑥 +1 B: 𝑦 = 𝑥 −2 C: 𝑦 = −3𝑥 − 2
5 3

Plot: (4, 0) and (2, -5) Plot: (0, 2) and (2, -1) Plot: (-3, 5) and (3, -3)

Slope: Slope: Slope:

Point-Slope Form: Point-Slope Form: Point-Slope Form

Slope-Intercept Form: Slope-Intercept Form: Slope-Intercept Form:

What do you notice about What do you notice about What do you notice about
the slopes in both lines? the slopes in both lines? the slopes in both lines?

Using our observations, we can make the conclusion that:

SLOPES OF PERPENDCULAR LINES MUST BE: ____________________________