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2 December, 06:42

How do you find the slope of a line perpendicular to a given line?

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  1. 2 December, 07:05
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    You have a line:

    y=mx+b (slope-intercepted form)

    m=slope of this line.

    The slope of a line perpendicular to that given line will be: '"m'"

    m'=-1/m.

    For example:

    y=8x+3

    m=8

    The solpe fo a line perpendicular to "y=8x+3" is:

    m'=-1/8
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