Condition for Two Lines to Be Perpendicular

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Condition for Two Lines to Be Perpendicular

For direction ratios:

$$a_1:b_1:c_1$$

and:

$$a_2:b_2:c_2$$

the lines are perpendicular if:

$$a_1a_2+b_1b_2+c_1c_2=0$$

Usage

- Used to test perpendicularity of two lines.

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