Vertical - math word definition (original) (raw)

| About these ADVERTISEMENTS | | Vertical A vertical line is one which runs up and down the page. In geometry, a vertical line is one which runs from up and down the page. Its cousin is the horizontal line which runs left to right across the page. A vertical line is perpendicular to a horizontal line. See perpendicular lines. Vertical anglesVertical angles are different use of the word 'vertical'. Vertical angles are angles that share a common vertex and need not be drawn one above the other. See Vertical angles.Coordinate geometryA line will be vertical if any two points on the line have the same x-coordinate. See Vertical line (coordinate geometry). Other line topics Point definition Line definition Vertical lines Horizontal lines Line segment Midpoint of a line Ray Angle Opposite rays Intersection Parallel lines Transversal Line bisector Perpendicular bisector Coplanar Collinear points Plane (C) 2011 Copyright Math Open Reference. All rights reserved | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |