The product of the slopes of two non-vertical perpendicular lines is always -1. It is NOT possible for two perpendicular lines to both have a positive slope because the product of two positives is positive. So for the product of the slopes to be -1, one of the slopes must be positive and the other negative.

Given: lines a and b are parallel and line c is a transversal. prove: 2 is supplementary to 8 what is the missing reason in the proof? statement reason 1. a || b, is a transv 1. given 2. ∠6 ≅ ∠2 2. ? 3. m∠6 = m∠2 3. def. of congruent 4. ∠6 is supp. to ∠8 4. def. of linear pair 5. ∠2 is supp. to ∠8 5. congruent supplements theorem corresponding angles theorem alternate interior angles theorem vertical angles theorem alternate exterior angles theorem