Perpendicular and Angle Bisectors (5.1)
name ___________________________ class ______
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5. How are the slopes of perpendicular lines related? ______________________
What does it mean to bisect? ______________________
Show your work.
Opposite
reciprocal
Show your work
10) A (6, -3) and B (0, 5)
Plot A and B and segment
Is the slope of
11) W (2, 7) and X (-4, 3)
, label.
Plot W and X, and
positive or negative? ______
Is the slope of
, label.
positive or negative? ____
Use the formula or count to find the slope of
Use the formula find the slope of
Find the slope of the line
Find the slope of the line
What point is the middle of
to
? ________
Use the formula to find the midpoint of
:
Use the point slope form to write the equation of
the perpendicular bisector
What point is the middle of
______
to
? ________
Use the formula to find the midpoint
Use the point slope form to write the equation
the perpendicular bisector