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SashulF [63]
3 years ago
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What is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to the line that passes through (-2, 7) and (4, 9)? Type a numerical answer

in the space provided.
Mathematics
1 answer:
kodGreya [7K]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Therefore m_{2} = -3.

Step-by-step explanation:

i) let us say the slope of the line passing through (-2,7) and (4,9) is m_{1}.

ii) to find the slope of the line passing through two points (x_{1}, y_{1}) and (x_{2},y_{2}) we use the formula m = \dfrac{y_{2} - y_{1} }{x_{2}  - x_{1} }. Therefore we can say that  m_{1} = \dfrac{9 - 7}{4 - (-2)} = \dfrac{1}{3}.

iii) let us say the slope of the perpendicular line to the line  passing through (-2,7) and (4,9) is m_{2}

iv) from the formula for the slopes of a line and the line perpendicular to it which is given by m_{1} × m_{2} = -1, therefore m_{2} = -1 ÷  m_{1} = -3. Therefore m_{2} = -3

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