Applications of Slope and the Distance Formula Answers

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Which statement is true about the graphs of the two lines y = –6 and x = ?

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The lines are perpendicular to each other because the graph of y = –6 is a horizontal line with a slope that is undefined, and the graph of x = is a vertical line with a slope of 0.
Option A
B
The lines are perpendicular to each other because the graph of y = –6 is a vertical line with a slope that is undefined, and the graph of x = is a horizontal line with a slope of 0.
Option B
C
The lines are perpendicular to each other because the graph of y = –6 is a vertical line with a slope of 0, and the graph of x = is a horizontal line with a slope that is undefined.
Option C
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The lines are perpendicular to each other because the graph of y = –6 is a horizontal line with a slope of 0, and the graph of x = is a vertical line with a slope that is undefined.
Option D
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Yes, because the slope of is and the slope of is .
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B
Yes, because the slope of is and the slope of is .
Option B
C
No, because the slope of is and the slope of is .
Option C
D
No, because the slope of is and the slope of is .
Option D
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Which statement is true about the graphs of the two lines and ?

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The lines are perpendicular to each other because –8 and are opposite reciprocals of each other.
Option A
B
The lines are perpendicular to each other because and are opposite reciprocals of each other.
Option B
C
The lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular to each other because –8 and are not opposite reciprocals of each other.
Option C
D
The lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular to each other because and are not opposite reciprocals of each other.
Option D
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Which statement is true about the graphs of the two lines y = x + 2 and y = x ?

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The lines are perpendicular to each other because and are opposite reciprocals of each other.
Option A
B
The lines are perpendicular to each other because 2 and are opposite reciprocals of each other.
Option B
C
The lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular to each other because and are not opposite reciprocals of each other.
Option C
D
The lines are neither parallel nor perpendicular to each other because 2 and are not opposite reciprocals of each other.
Option D
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What is the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line that passes through the point (–6, 1) and is perpendicular to the graph of 2x + 3y = –5?

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y = x – 8
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B
y = x + 1
Option B
C
y = x + 1
Option C
D
y = x + 10
Option D
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What is the slope of a line that is parallel to the line y = x + 2?

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Option
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Option
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D
Option
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What is the equation of the line that is parallel to the line x = –2 and passes through the point (–5, 4)?

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x = –5
B
x = 4
C
y = –5
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y = 4
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No, the triangle has no right angles.
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Yes, the right angle is angle A.
C
Yes, the right angle is angle B.
D
Yes, the right angle is angle C.
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What is the equation of the line that is parallel to the line y = x + 4 and passes through the point (6, 5)?

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y = x + 3
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B
y = x + 7
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C
y = 3x – 13
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y = 3x + 5
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Yes, because both lines have a slope of .
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B
Yes, because both lines have a slope of .
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C
No, because the slopes of the lines are not equal.
D
No, because the slopes of the lines are not opposite reciprocals of each other.
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Triangle ABC is shown on the grid.

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9 + units
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B
9 + units
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C
9 + units
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D
9 + units
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Point A lies on the circle and has an x-coordinate of –3.

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Option
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B
2.5
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Option
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D
2.8
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Rectangle ABCD is shown on the grid.

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square units
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B
square units
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C
17 square units
D
34 square units
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Iliana wants to find the perimeter of triangle ABC. She uses the distance formula to determine the length of AB. Finish Iliana’s calculations to find the length of AB. What is the perimeter of triangle ABC? Round the answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

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10 units
B
11 units
C
12 units
D
13 units
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Consider the graph of quadrilateral ABCD.

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square
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rectangle
C
parallelogram
D
rhombus
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Helena wants to find the perimeter of the graphed quadrilateral ABCD.

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side AB
B
side BC
C
side CD
D
side DA
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Consider the graph of quadrilateral WXYZ.

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A
square
B
rectangle
C
parallelogram
D
rhombus
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Tomas is finding the coordinates of point A. He knows that point A has an x-coordinate of 8. He starts to compute the value of the y-coordinate. Complete Tomas’s work to answer the question. Which is the coordinate of point A?

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(8, –6)
B
(–6, 8)
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(6, –8)
D
(–8, –6)
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Consider the graph of quadrilateral WXYZ.

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square
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rectangle
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parallelogram
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rhombus
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For the quadrilateral on the grid, the slope of WX is 0, the slope of XY is , the slope of YZ is 0, and the slope of ZW is .

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The difference of the slope of adjacent sides is .
Option A
B
The slopes of adjacent sides are opposite reciprocals.
C
The opposite sides have the same slope.
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XY and YZ have the same slope.

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