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Given a line with a slope of -1/5, what is the slope of any lines that lies perpendicular to it?

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natka813 [3]2 years ago

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The answer is 5

If two slopes are perpendicular to one another, their product will be -1.
This can be shown as;
(-1/5) * x = -1
x = (-1)/(-1/5)
x = 5

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