3-3 Slopes of Lines Objectives: To find the slopes of lines. To use slopes to identify parallel and perpendicular lines.
Vocabulary Slope If and only if
Slope In a coordinate plane, the slope of a line is the ratio of its vertical rise over its horizontal run.
Example 1
Example 1 cont.
Postulate 3-2 Two non-vertical lines have the same slope if and only if they are parallel.
Postulate 3-3 Two non-vertical lines are perpendicular if and only if the product of their slopes is -1. Hint: opposite reciprocals
If And Only If If both a conditional and its converse are true, it can be written in if and only if form.
Example 2
Example 3
Homework 3-3 Worksheet