Calculating whether lines are perpendicular

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GMAT Quantitative Reasoning › Calculating whether lines are perpendicular

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Transversal

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Refer to the above figure.

True or false: $m \perp t$

Statement 1: $\angle 4$ is a right angle.

Statement 2: $\angle 3$ and $\angle 5$ are supplementary.

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Transversal

Refer to the above figure. . True or false: $m \perp t$

Statement 1: $\angle 3 \cong \angle 5$

Statement 2: $\angle 2$ and $\angle 6$ are supplementary.

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Which of the following choices give the slopes of two perpendicular lines?

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Find the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line running through the points and .

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What is the slope of any line that is perpendicular to $y=-\frac{1}{2}x+7$ ?

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What is the slope of any line that is perpendicular to ?

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Which of the following lines is perpendicular to

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What is the slope of any line that is perpendicular to $y=\frac{2}{3}x+5$ ?

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A given line is defined by the equation . Which of the following lines would be perpendicular to line ?

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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to $y=-\frac{1}{7}x+9$

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