Parallel and Perpendicular Lines (AQA GCSE Maths): Flashcards

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Parallel and perpendicular lines
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Property parallel lines always share

Same gradient

Angle at which perpendicular lines meet

90° (right angle)

Product when multiplying perpendicular gradients

-1

If gradient is mm, perpendicular gradient is

1m-\frac{1}{m}

Term for perpendicular gradients

Negative reciprocals

In y=mx+cy = mx + c, parallel lines share this value

mm (gradient)

In y=mx+cy = mx + c, parallel lines differ in this

cc (y-intercept)

To find cc, substitute this

Given point coordinates

Definition: parallel lines

Lines that never meet

First step in parallel/perpendicular problems

Use gradient relationship

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