SOLUTION: Find the slope of a line parallel to the given line and a line perpendicular to the given line with the line containing (2,-4) and (5,1)

Question 349478: Find the slope of a line parallel to the given line and a line perpendicular to the given line with the line containing (2,-4) and (5,1)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First find the slope using the two points.

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A parallel line would have an identical slope, .
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A perpendicular line would have a slope that is a negative reciprocal,

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