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3 years ago

What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line v= -1/3x - 6

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Amiraneli [1.4K]3 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

the slope of a perpendicular line is the negative reciprocal of the original slope

a reciprocal is the inverse of a number, to find the reciprocal, just flip the numerator and denominator

in this cause, the slope is -1/3

the negative of it is 1/3 and the reciprocal is 3

therefore the slope of the perpendicular line is 3

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