Question

Use slope to determine if lines PQ and RS are parallel, perpendicular, or neither. P(-4,17),Q (1,-3), R(-9,3),S(-5,4)

Answer 1

Answer:

Both lines are perpendicular

Step-by-step explanation:

We want to determine the relationship between the two lines.

The best thing to do is to calculate the slope of the two lines;

Mathematically;

Slope = y2-y1/x2-x1

For PQ; slope will be;

(-3-17)/(1-(-4) =-20/5 = -4

For RS

slope = (4-3)/(-5-(-9)) = 1/4

Now we have -4 and 1/4 as slopes

The product of both is 1/4 * -4 = -1

When two lines are perpendicular, the product of their slopes is -1

We can conclude that both lines are perpendicular to one another