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- Check their y-intercepts (where they cross the y-axis) as well as their slope: Example: is y = 3x + 2 parallel to y − 2 = 3x ? For y = 3x + 2: the slope is 3, and y-intercept is 2 For y − 2 = 3x: the slope is 3, and y-intercept is 2 So they are the same line and so are not parallel
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Sep 12, 2020 · Two curves are parallel if at any point you draw a line perpendicular to the tangent line and passes through the point of tangency (the normal line), the normal lines are all parallel, at any point along the curve, and the distance between the line's points of intersections with the two curves are all the same.
- Both lines have a slope \(m=\frac{3}{4}\) and thus are parallel. Perpendicular lines are lines in the same plane that intersect at right angles (\(90\) degrees).
- Perpendicular lines have slopes that are opposite reciprocals, so remember to find the reciprocal and change the sign. In other words,
- Through the point \((6, −1)\) we found a parallel line, \(y=\frac{1}{2}x−4\), shown dashed. Notice that the slope is the same as the given line, but the \(y\)-intercept is different.
- It is not always the case that the given line is in slope-intercept form. Often you have to perform additional steps to determine the slope.
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- Quick Check of Perpendicular
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Two lines are perpendicular when they meet at a right angle (90°). To find a perpendicular slope: In other words the negative reciprocal
When we multiply a slope m by its perpendicular slope −1m we get simply −1. So to quickly check if two lines are perpendicular: Like this:
The previous methods work nicely except for a vertical line: In this case the gradient is undefined (as we cannot divide by 0): m = yA − yBxA − xB = 4 − 12 − 2 = 30= undefined So just rely on the fact that: 1. a vertical line is parallel to another vertical line. 2. a vertical line is perpendicular to a horizontal line (and vice versa).
parallel lines: sameslopeperpendicular lines: negative reciprocalslope (−1/m)- Slope
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Jan 16, 2024 · 1. Define the formula for slope. The slope of a line is defined by (Y 2 - Y 1)/ (X 2 - X 1) where X and Y are the horizontal and vertical coordinates of points on the line. You must define two points on the line to calculate this formula.
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Find the equations of parallel and perpendicular lines. Write the equations of lines that are parallel or perpendicular to a given line. Parallel lines have the same slope and different y- intercepts.
Aug 15, 2023 · We know a point on the line and just need a parallel vector. We know that the new line must be parallel to the line given by the parametric equations in the problem statement. That means that any vector that is parallel to the given line must also be parallel to the new line.
Dec 29, 2020 · If a curve is not smooth at \(t=t_0\), it means that \(x^\prime(t_0)=y^{\prime}(t_0)=0\) as defined. This, in turn, means that rate of change of \(x\) (and \(y\)) is 0; that is, at that instant, neither \(x\) nor \(y\) is changing. If the parametric equations describe the path of some object, this means the object is at rest at \(t_0\).
