Parallels, perpendiculars and shortest distance
Resources on this page:
SBD with worked solution | Video going through an SBD question | Key points | Interactive used in the video
P1.5G Q6 - the answer is at the bottom of this page
Remember: productive practice is perfect preparation
- Once you have seen and understood how to do the question then do it yourself
- If you used help then after a few days retry the question without help
Key Points
You need to be able to:
- Use y = mx + c to check for parallel lines
- Remember the gradient of a perpendicular is the negative inverse of the line's gradient -1/m
- Remember the shortest distance between parallel lines is along a perpendicular
Explore
Answer to the textbook question at the top of this page