Lesson 3-8 GeoGebra

Advanced Geometry

In this activity, we will explore two relationships:

 The relationship between the slopes of two parallel lines
 The relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines

Part 1:

1. Go to geogebra.org/classic

2. Make a line. Then, make a line that is parallel to your original line.

3. Display the slope of both lines.

4. Click the cursor tool and drag around one of the points on your original line and observe
what happens to the 2 slopes as the lines move.

5. Fill in the blank:

If two nonvertical lines are parallel, then their slopes are ________________.

Part 2:

6. Open a new tab of geogebra.org/classic

7. Make a line. Then, make a line that is perpendicular to your original line.

8. Display the slope of both lines. Rename the slopes to m and n (click with two fingers on
the slopes to rename them on your Chromebook)

9. In the input bar, type p=m*n, then press Enter.

(input bar is on the left side)

Now the value of p (shown on the left side of your screen) represents the product of the
slopes of your two lines.

10. Click the cursor tool and drag around one of the points on your original line. Observe
what happens to the two slope values, and also what happens to the value of p, as the
lines move.

11. Fill in the blank:

If two nonvertical lines are perpendicular, then the product of their slopes is
_________________.