Equations of Perpendicular Lines WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 10, Year 11
GCSE Tier: Higher
Targeting grades: 6-7
Prerequisite knowledge: Straight line graphs, equations of parallel lines.

Equations of Perpendicular Lines WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This worksheet is designed to provide scaffolding for learners to aid in recognising and finding equations of perpendicular lines.

Section A asks learners to find the pairs of perpendicular lines from their equations.

Section B wants learners to write the equation of a line perpendicular to another through a given y-intercept.

Section C presents a line on a grid and wants a line perpendicular line equation through a given point.

Section D gives an equation and asks for a perpendicular line through a given point.

Section E wants a line perpendicular to another through two other points.

Section F is similar to section E, but the points are displayed on a coordinate grid.

A final extension question asks learners to find the equation of a perpendicular bisector of two coordinates.