Elementary Geometry

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In elementary geometry, two geometric objects are perpendicular if their intersection forms angles that are?

  • 60 degrees or Ï€/3 radians wide
  • 180 degrees or Ï€ radians wide
  • 45 degrees or Ï€/4 radians wide
  • 90 degrees or Ï€/2 radians wide (correct)

The condition of perpendicularity may be represented graphically using which symbol?

  • ∠
  • ⊥
  • ∥
  • ⟂ (correct)

Perpendicular intersections can happen between which of the following?

  • Two lines, a line and a plane, and two planes (correct)
  • A line and a point
  • Two planes only
  • Two line segments only

In advanced mathematics, the word 'perpendicular' is sometimes used to describe what?

<p>More complicated geometric orthogonality conditions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A line is said to be perpendicular to another line if the two lines intersect at?

<p>A right angle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the slope-intercept form of the given line -4x-9y=2?

<p>$y=-\frac{4}{9}x-\frac{2}{9}$ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the equation of the line parallel to $-4x-9y=2$ passing through the point (5, -1)?

<p>$y=-\frac{4}{9}x+\frac{11}{9}$ (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the given line $-4x-9y=2$?

<p>$\frac{9}{4}$ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the slope of a line is $\frac{3}{5}$, what is the slope of a line parallel to it?

<p>$\frac{3}{5}$ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the slope of a line is $-2$, what is the slope of a line perpendicular to it?

<p>$\frac{1}{2}$ (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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