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perpendicular lines

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Perpendicular lines are lines that intersect at a right angle, which is 90 degrees. In a Cartesian coordinate system, two lines can be represented by their equations, usually in the slope-intercept form \(y = mx + b\), where \(m\) is the slope and \(b\) is the y-intercept.

For two lines to be perpendicular:
- The slopes of the lines must be negative reciprocals of each other. This means that if one line has a slope \(m_1\), and the other line has a slope \(m_2\), then the relationship can be expressed as:
\[ m_1 \times m_2 = -1 \]
- For example, if one line has a slope of 2 (i.e., \(m_1 = 2\)), the slope of the line perpendicular to it would be \(-\frac{1}{2}\) (i.e., \(m_2 = -\frac{1}{2}\)).

### Examples:
1. **Horizontal and Vertical Lines**: A horizontal line (slope = 0) is always perpendicular to a vertical line (undefined slope).
2. **Slope Example**:
- Line 1: \(y = 2x + 3\) (slope = 2)
- Line 2: \(y = -\frac{1}{2}x + 1\) (slope = \(-\frac{1}{2}\))
- These two lines are perpendicular.

### Graphical Representation:
When plotted on a graph, you can clearly see that perpendicular lines form a square corner where they intersect.

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