SOLUTION: If l is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints (2,0) and (0, -2), what is the slope of line l?

Question 224242: If l is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints (2,0) and (0, -2), what is the slope of line l?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

First use the slope formula to calculate the slope of the segment with endpoints (2,0) and (0,-2):

where

and

are the coordinates of the endpoints.

Then use the fact that:

to calculate the slope of any perpendicular to the given line segment by taking the negative reciprocal of the slope calculated above.

John

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