What is the perpendicular slope of a line?

The perpendicular slope of a line is defined as a line’s angle that is 90 degrees from the line’s direction. This is the same as the angle that would be made by a line drawn from the end of the line back to its starting point if you were to lay a straightedge on the line.

What do perpendicular slopes mean?

A line’s slope is the rise over run. If a line goes up a hill at an angle of 45 degrees, its slope is 45 degrees. If the line plunges down at an angle of 45 degrees, too, its slope is also 45 degrees. A line with no slope is horizontal. A line with a slope of 90 degrees is vertical.

What is the perpendicular slope of a line and it's direction?

The perpendicular slope of a line can be defined as the ratio of the rise (or amount the line goes up multiplied by its rise) to the run (or the distance from the line's lowest point to the line's highest point, multiplied by its run). For example, the perpendicular slope of a line that goes from the point (0,0) to (3,5) is 3/5. The positive sign in the slope of a line tells you the line is sloping towards the

What is the perpendicular slope of a line with two parallel sides?

A line with two parallel sides has a perpendicular slope of zero. This is because the line has no slope when looking at it from any side. A line with two parallel sides is perfectly horizontal.

What is the slope of a perpendicular line?

The slope or gradient of a line is a measure of how steeply a line is. A line with a very small slope will have a curve with a very slight downward slope, while a line with a steep slope will have a very sharp curve. The perpendicular slope is simply the measure of the steepest angle a line makes towards the perpendicular.