What is Perpendicular?
Perpendicular is defined as a line that makes a right angle with another line. In other words, perpendicular line means the lines that make an angle of 90 degrees. The shortest distance between the point and the line is the perpendicular line between them. A perpendicular makes 90 degrees with the other line. The line AB and PQ as shown in the image below are perpendicular to each other because they intersect each other at 90 degrees.
The line AB and CD added in the image below shows two perpendicular lines.
Perpendicular Lines
Perpendicular Lines in Mathematics are pairs of lines that always intersect each other at right angles, i.e. perpendicular lines are always intersecting lines that intersect at 90°. The perpendicular lines are readily seen by us, the corners of the walls, the corners of the desk, and others represent the parallel line. For perpendicular lines, we say that they intersect each other at right angles. The shortest distance between two lines is given using the perpendicular distance between them, i.e. the perpendicular line between two points gives the shortest distance between them.
In this article, we will learn about Perpendicular Lines, their properties, and others in detail.
Table of Content
- What are Perpendicular Lines?
- Properties of Perpendicular Lines
- Slope of Perpendicular Lines
- Perpendicular Lines Formula
- How to Draw Perpendicular Lines?
- Perpendicular Line Equation