What is the relationship between two perpendicular lines? What are some examples?

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Zor Shekhtman
Nov 20, 2015

All four angles formed by two perpendicular lines are measured #90^o#.

Explanation:

By definition, perpendicular lines are those that intersect at right angle.

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The definition requires only one angle (out of four formed by two intersecting lines) to be the right angle (that is, measure at #90^o#). Obviously, all others are also measure #90^o# since an angle adjacent to one measured #90^o# must complement it to a straight angle of #180^o# and, hence, must be #90^o# itself.

Example of perpendicular lines:

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