Perpendicular Lines

This is an MCQ-based quiz for GRE on the topic of Perpendicular Lines.

Perpendicular lines are lines that intersect at a right (90 degrees) angle.

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what would be the slope of a line perpendicular to 4x+3y = 6

4/3 3/4 4 -4/3 -3/4

Which line is perpendicular to the line between the points (22,24) and (31,4)?

y = –3x + 5 y = x the line between the points (9, 5) and (48, 19) the line between the points (4, 7) and (7, 4) y = .45x + 10

Which best describes the relationship between the lines y=3/4x+8 and y=−4/3x+6 ?

The equations describe the same line. The lines are parallel. None of the above. The lines are perpendicular.

What is the slope of a line perpendicular to line passing through the points (5, 7) and (2, 12)?

–7/5 3/5 –3/5 5/7 5/3

What is the slope of any line perpendicular to 2y = 4x +3 ?

2 – 4 ½ – ½

What line is perpendicular to 2x + y = 3 at (1,1)?

2x + 3y = 1 3x + 2y = 1 x + 2y - 3 x – 2y = -1

What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line given by the equation 6x – 9y +14 = 0

2/3 -3/2 6 -1/6 -2/3

What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line represented by the equation y = -2x+3?

1/2 -1/2 -2/3 2 2/3

Which of the following equations represents a line that is perpendicular to the line with points (5,−13) and (7,11)?

y=−12x+6

y=−x+4

y=12x−4

y=−1/12x+4

y=1/12x+1

A line in the x-y plane passes through the points (3,5) and (–2, 4). Another line does not pass through the origin, and does not have the same intercept as the first line. If the two lines are perpendicular, what is the slope of the second line?

-5

5

1/5

-1/3

3

A line in the x-y plane passes through the points (3,5) and (–2, 4). Another line does not pass through the origin, and does not have the same intercept as the first line. If the two lines are perpendicular, what is the slope of the second line?

-5

5

1/5

-1/3

3

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Perpendicular Lines
Questions: 11
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Diego