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How many lines can be perpendicular?
one perpendicular line
Through any given line, there are an infinite number of perpendicular lines. Can you see why? Figure %: An infinite number of lines perpendicular to any given line Through a specific point on a line, though, there exists only one perpendicular line.
How do you know if a line segment is perpendicular?
Answer: If two line segments intersect at 90 degrees, then two line segments are perpendicular.
How many line segments appear to be perpendicular?
So two line segments are parallel if and only if the lines that contain them are parallel. Likewise, two line segments are perpendicular if and only if the lines that contain them are perpendicular. This is what allows us to see that the letter F, for example, is composed of three line segments, two of which are parallel to each other and both of which are perpendicular to the third.
What are examples of perpendicular lines?
Football field
How are perpendicular lines different to intersecting lines?
Perpendicular lines and intersecting lines are the same because they both describe 2 lines that cross one another… They are different because perpendicular lines cross one another in a specific way. The intersection of perpendicular lines forms 90 degree angles, while intersecting lines just describes 2 lines crossing.
Do perpendicular lines ever meet at right angles?
In geometry, a branch of mathematics, perpendicular lines are defined as two lines that meet or intersect each other at right angles (90°). Perpendicular lines can be found everywhere around us, like at street intersections, in rectangular window panes.