Pairs of Lines

Recall
y = 3x + 5 y = -2x + 3
y = 3x - 7 y = -2x - 8
1. What is the gradient of each function?
2. What is the y – intercept of each function?
 Use your GDC to graph the following functions
If two lines have the same
y = 3x + 5 y = -2x + 3 gradient then they are parallel.
If two lines are parallel then
y = 3x - 7 y = -2x - 8 they have the same gradient.
Analyze the given graphs.
y = -3x - 5

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y= -5
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 y = 2x - 4
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y=- +3
# Form a right angle
Gradients are negative reciprocal
Gradients’ product is equal to -1
Find the gradient of any line perpendicular
to the line passing through the points:
A(-2,6) and B(1, -1)
Find the gradient of any line perpendicular
to the line passing through the points:
A(5, 10) and B(0, -2)