SOLUTION: points (1,4) and (4,2) lie on line k. what is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to k?
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Question 616270: points (1,4) and (4,2) lie on line k. what is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to k?
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points (1,4) and (4,2) lie on line k. what is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to k?
slope of straight line=∆y/∆x
slope of line k=(2-4)/(4-1)=-2/3
slope of line perpendicular to line k
=negative reciprocal of slope of line k
=3/2
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