SOLUTION: Find the slope of any perpendicular to the line through points (0,5) and (-3,-4).

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Question 90062: Find the slope of any perpendicular to the line through points (0,5) and (-3,-4).
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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THE LINE THROUGH (0,5) & (-3,-4) IS:
(-4-5)/(-3-0)
-9/-3
3 IS THE SLOPE OF THIS LINE.
THEREFORE ANY PERPENDICULAR LINE WILL HAVE A SLOPE OF -1/3.