Parallel and perpendicular slopes
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- Q1Which of the following lines is parallel to the line given by the equation $y = 2x + 3$?$y = -2x + 1$$y = -\frac{1}{2}x + 3$$y = \frac{1}{2}x - 5$$y = 2x - 5$30s
- Q2What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line given by the equation $y = -\frac{3}{4}x + 7$?$-\frac{3}{4}$$\frac{3}{4}$$\frac{4}{3}$$-\frac{4}{3}$30s
- Q3If the line given by the equation $y = 5x + 2$ is perpendicular to the line with which of the following equations?$y = -\frac{1}{5}x + 3$$y = \frac{1}{5}x + 2$$y = 5x - 2$$y = -5x + 7$30s
- Q4Which equation represents a line perpendicular to the line with the equation $y = -\frac{2}{3}x + 4$?$y = -\frac{2}{3}x - 4$$y = -\frac{3}{2}x + 6$$y = \frac{3}{2}x - 1$$y = \frac{2}{3}x + 1$30s
- Q5If the slope of a line is $3$, what is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to it?$-\frac{1}{3}$$-3$$3$$\frac{1}{3}$30s
- Q6If the slope of a line is $-2$, what is the slope of a line that is parallel to it?$-\frac{1}{2}$$\frac{1}{2}$$2$$-2$30s
- Q7Given the equation of a line in standard form $2x - 3y = 6$, what is the slope of a line perpendicular to it?$\frac{2}{3}$$-\frac{3}{2}$$-\frac{2}{3}$$\frac{3}{2}$30s
- Q8If a line in standard form is given as $4x + 5y = 20$, what is the slope of a line parallel to it?$\frac{5}{4}$$\frac{4}{5}$$-\frac{5}{4}$$-\frac{4}{5}$30s
- Q9Given the equation of a line $2y - 4x = 8$, which of the following is the slope of a line parallel to this line?$-\frac{1}{2}$$\frac{1}{2}$$2$$-2$30s
- Q10If the slope of a line is $-5$, what is the slope of a line parallel to it?$-5$$5$$\frac{1}{5}$$-\frac{1}{5}$30s
- Q11What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line represented by the equation $y = -\frac{1}{4}x + 5$?$\frac{1}{4}$$-4$$-\frac{1}{4}$$4$30s
- Q12Given the equation of a line $y = \frac{1}{4}x - 7$, which of the following lines is parallel to it?$y = \frac{1}{4}x + 5$$y = -\frac{1}{4}x + 7$$y = -4x - 7$$y = 4x + 7$30s
- Q13If a line is described by the standard form equation $5x - 3y = 15$, what is the slope of a line that is parallel to this line?$\frac{3}{5}$$\frac{5}{3}$$-\frac{3}{5}$$-\frac{5}{3}$30s
- Q14Given the slope-intercept equation $y = 4x + 7$, what is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line?$-\frac{1}{4}$$4$$\frac{1}{4}$$-4$30s
- Q15If a line has the equation $y = -\frac{3}{4}x + 5$, which of the following is the slope of a line parallel to it?$\frac{4}{3}$$\frac{3}{4}$$-\frac{4}{3}$$-\frac{3}{4}$30s