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AQA Maths

Equation of Straight Line icon

Parallel Lines

Two lines are parallel if they have the same gradient:

m1 = m2

 

Perpendicular Lines

Two lines are perpendicular if their gradient are negative reciprocal of each other:

For example if gradient of one of the lines is 3, gradient of the perpendicular line is -1/3

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