standard_description: Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation y = mx for a line through the origin and the equation y = mx + b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b.
problem_activity: Problem 1
In the diagram below,
$${m\parallel p}$$
.
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a. Write three equations that are perpendicular to line
$$m$$
.
b. What is the relationship between your three equations and line
$$p$$
?
c. Find the distance between line
$$m$$
and
$$p$$
using your three equations. What do you notice?
Problem 2
In the diagram below,
$${\overleftrightarrow {AI} \parallel {\overleftrightarrow {CK}}}$$
and
$${\overleftrightarrow{IC} \perp \overleftrightarrow {AK}}$$
. How can you use the triangles
$${AHI}$$
and
$${KHC}$$
to prove that the slopes for
$${\overleftrightarrow{AI}}$$
and
$${\overleftrightarrow {CK}}$$
are the same?
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Problem 3
Write three equations that are parellel to
$${\overleftrightarrow{AB}}$$
.
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