2007-04-03 19:05:59 · 11 answers · asked by tripa 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Going across. Opposite of parallel. When two lines run perpendicular to one another, it means they will intersect (at a 90 degree angle).
2007-04-03 19:07:55 · answer #1 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perpendicular in the context of lines means at a right angle to. Two lines are perpendicular if the angle between them is 90 degrees. This concept can be generalized to more abstract settings. For example in an abstract setting where there is this thing called an inner product defined on the objects of the setting two members are perpendicular or orthogonal if the inner product between them is zero. This coincides with the line example if we use the appropriate inner product.
2016-05-17 03:55:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here goes:
perpendicular
adjective
1. intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" [ant: oblique, parallel]
2. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height" [syn: vertical] [ant: inclined, horizontal]
3. extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
noun
1. a straight line at right angles to another line
2. a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
3. a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point [syn: plumb line]
4. an extremely steep face
Another words any side of a straight line also standing right next to something else that is also going up. For example: // these two lines are perpendicular. Do you have that straight? :)
2007-04-03 19:20:13 · answer #3 · answered by whattheheck? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When there is a ninety degree angle between two intersecting lines. The two lines would make a cross (+)
A + is a perfect example of perpendicular.
2007-04-03 20:32:12 · answer #4 · answered by GirlGamer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The line crossing another in 90 degrees angle, the side of the square.
2007-04-03 19:08:21 · answer #5 · answered by russiancatsima 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
intersecting at a 90 degree angle
2007-04-03 19:08:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means they intersect at a right angle
2007-04-03 19:08:51 · answer #7 · answered by Gemma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intersecting at or forming right angles. Also the opposite of parallel. (---->T)
2007-04-03 19:17:19 · answer #8 · answered by shaolinmantis77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
two lines or planes that are at right angles (90°) to one another.
2007-04-03 19:10:11 · answer #9 · answered by Justin H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in geometry, it is a right angle (90 deg).
2007-04-03 19:09:36 · answer #10 · answered by exo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋