PERPENDICULAR LINES
Instructions
When two lines intersect forming a right (90 degree) angle, geometers label that angle using a square so that it is clear that it is a special angle, a right angle. See the diagram below.
Use the MOVE tool to move the Drag Points of the two intersecting lines.
Try to orient the lines so that there is a right angle at their intersection.
Now drag the lines again and try to find other combinations that form a right angle at the intersection.
Once you have formed a right angle at the intersection of the two lines, what do you notice about all four of the angles formed?
When two intersecting lines or line segments form a right angle, the two lines or line segments are said to be perpendicular.