document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144190>Question 144190</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with the question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to a line with undefined slope? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #104955 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=104955\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The \"slope\" of any undefined line is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where x can be any number (the value of x doesn't make a difference). So the perpendicular slope would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-0%2Fx=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-0%2Fx=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (just flip the fraction and make the slope negative). So the perpendicular slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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