SOLUTION: my question is regarding perpendicular lines. When you get the slope for one line the slope for the other line is the reciprical, right? So if the original line's m= -2x/3 would

Question 14186: my question is regarding perpendicular lines. When you get the slope for one line the slope for the other line is the reciprical, right? So if the original line's m= -2x/3 would the perpendicular line's slope be 3x/2? I'm concerned about the negative sign.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not quite.
The slope of the perpendicular line would be the negative reciprocal of the slope of the original line.
Thus: Oginal line;
Perpendicular line: The negative reciprocal.
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