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2-4 Additional Practice

Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Write an equation for the line that passes through the given point and is parallel
to the graph of the given equation.

1. y = 3x − 2; (3, 2) 2. y = __
​​  2 ​​x + 19; (−9, 4) 3. 3x + 4y = 12; (−4, 7)
3

y = 3x − 7 y = ​​ __
2 ​​x + 10 y = −​​ __
3 ​​x + 4
3 4
Write an equation for the line that passes through the given point and is
perpendicular to the graph of the given equation.

4. y = −2x − 1; (2, −1) 5. y + 4 = −​​ __

2 ​​(x − 2); (4, −2) 6. x − 6y = −2; (−5, 6)
3

y = __
​​  1 ​​x − 2 y = ​​ __
3 ​​x − 8 y = −6x − 24
2 2
Determine whether the graphs of the given equations are parallel, perpendicular,
or neither.

7. y = 4x + 5 8. y = 3x + 5 9. y − 7x = 3
2x + 8y = 16 −3x − y = 9 14x − 2y = 28
perpendicular neither parallel
10. If you are given the graph of a line and are asked to write the equation of a
perpendicular line, does it matter what the y-intercept will be for the equation
you write? Why or why not?
Sample answer: It does not matter what the y-intercept of the
new line is as long as the new equation’s slope is the opposite
reciprocal of the slope of the original line.
11. A right triangle is formed by the y-axis, the line y = 2x + 4, and another line.
If the legs of the right triangle intersect at (2, 8), what is the equation of the
other line of the triangle?

y = −​​ __
1 ​​x + 9
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