Perpendicular lines are vertical lines that form a right angle between them, that is, an angle of degrees.
Perpendicular lines appear in many geometric shapes, such as a rectangle, a square, a right triangle, and others.
Perpendicular Lines
Test yourself on perpendicular lines!
Which lines are parallel to each other?
Some examples of perpendicular lines
Perpendicular lines that form a degree angle between them.
Perpendicular lines in a right triangle.
Perpendicular lines in a rectangle: the adjacent sides in the rectangle are perpendicular to each other.
Examples and exercises with solutions of perpendicular lines
Exercise #1
Which lines are perpendicular to each other?
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Let's remember that perpendicular lines are lines that form a right angle of 90 degrees between them.
The only drawing where it can be seen that the lines form a right angle of 90 degrees between them is drawing A.
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Exercise #2
Which lines are perpendicular to each other?
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Perpendicular lines are lines that form a right angle of 90 degrees between them.
The only drawing where the lines form a right angle of 90 degrees between them is drawing A.
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Exercise #3
Which figure shows perpendicular lines?
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Perpendicular lines are lines that form a right angle between them.
In the drawings A+C+D, you can see that the angles formed are not right angles.
It is possible to point out a right angle in drawing B.
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Exercise #4
Which of the figures shows parallel lines?
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Parallel lines are lines that, if extended, will never meet.
In the drawings A+B+D if we extend the lines we will see that at a certain point they come together.
In drawing C, the lines will never meet, therefore they are parallel lines.
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Exercise #5
Which of the figures show perpendicular lines?
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Perpendicular lines are lines that form a right angle of 90 degrees between them.
It can be observed that in figures 1 and 3, the angles formed by the lines between them are right angles of 90 degrees.
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1 and 3
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Question 1
Which lines are perpendicular to each other?
Question 2
Which lines are perpendicular to each other?
Question 3
Which figure(s) show intersecting lines?
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