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Chapter
3 Test A

Identify an example on the box of the description. (4 pts. each)

1. a pair of skew lines

2. a pair of perpendicular lines

3. a pair of parallel lines

4. a pair of intersecting planes

and where they intersect

Find the values of x and y. Then state which theorem(s) you used. (7 pts. each)

5. 6. 7.

Find the value of x that makes m  n. (5 pts. each)

8. 9. 10.

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 Determine which lines, if any, must be parallel. Explain your reasoning. (5 pts.
each)

11. 12.

Complete the sentence. (Choose from perpendicular segment, negative

reciprocals, or same.) (4 pts. each)

13. The slopes of perpendicular lines are _____________________.

14. Parallel lines have the ____________________ slope.

15. The shortest distance from any point to a line is a ____________________.

Write the equation of the line passing through the given point that is parallel
to the given line. (5 pts. each)
16. y=4 x−7 ; (−1 ,3)

Write the equation of the line passing through the given point that is
perpendicular to the given line. (10 pts.)
−1
17. y= x +9 ;( 3 ,−7)
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