How to Find Lines That Are Perpendicular?

Find the slope of each line

Compare the slopes

If the slopes are negative reciprocals, the lines are perpendicular

For slopes in the form (m_1) and (m_2), check whether (m_1 cdot m_2 = -1)

For equations in standard form, rewrite each line in slope-intercept form if needed

For horizontal and vertical lines, a horizontal line is perpendicular to a vertical line

Verify that the lines intersect at a right angle

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