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In the xy-coordinate plane shown above,
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In the xy-coordinate plane shown above, line \(\ell\) passes through the origin, point \(P\) lies on line \( \ell\), and the (x, y) coordinates of point P are (2, 1).
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The slope of line 1 |
The slope of any line perpendicular to line 1 |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Question part of the project GRE Quantitative Reasoning Daily Challenge - (2021) EDITION
GRE - Math Book
In the xy-coordinate plane shown above,
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Solution:
Slope of line l =\(\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}\)=\(\frac{1-0}{2-0}\)=\(\frac{1}{2}\)
A Slope perpendicular to line l will be negative reciprocal of line l =-2
Thus \(\frac{1}{2}\)>-2
Qty A>Qty B
IMO A
Hope this helps!
Slope of line l =\(\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}\)=\(\frac{1-0}{2-0}\)=\(\frac{1}{2}\)
A Slope perpendicular to line l will be negative reciprocal of line l =-2
Thus \(\frac{1}{2}\)>-2
Qty A>Qty B
IMO A
Hope this helps!
General Discussion
In the xy-coordinate plane shown above,
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Updated on: 27 Apr 2021, 03:19
Updated on: 27 Apr 2021, 03:19
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Ks1859 wrote:
Solution:
Slope of line l =\(\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}\)=\(\frac{1-0}{2-0}\)=\(\frac{1}{2}\)
A Slope perpendicular to line l will be negative reciprocal of line l =-2
Thus \(\frac{1}{2}\)>-2
Qty A>Qty B
IMO A
Hope this helps!
Slope of line l =\(\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}\)=\(\frac{1-0}{2-0}\)=\(\frac{1}{2}\)
A Slope perpendicular to line l will be negative reciprocal of line l =-2
Thus \(\frac{1}{2}\)>-2
Qty A>Qty B
IMO A
Hope this helps!
Nice.
Conceptually, since the slope of line l is positive, we don't necessarily need to know the value. Just need to know that any perpendicular line will have a negative slope. Since a negative is always less than positive, A is correct.
