SOLUTION: Find an equation of the line that passes through the origin and is perpendicular to the line passes through (3,1) and (-4,-4)? Answer please with complete solution

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Question 935995: Find an equation of the line that passes through the origin and is perpendicular to the line passes through (3,1) and (-4,-4)?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find an equation of the line that passes through the origin and is perpendicular to the line passes through (3,1) and (-4,-4)?
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Find the slope of the line thru the points. Call it m1
The slope of lines perpendicular is the negative inverse, m2 = -1/m1

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