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

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Question 102301: Find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (0, 5) and
(-3,-4).

Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
perpendicular means the slopes are negative reciprocals of each other

original slope is (5-(-4))/(0-(-3)) or 9/3 or 3

negative reciprocal (perpendicular slope) is -1/3

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