document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230480>Question 230480</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of a line perpendicular to the line passing through these given points (6,-1),(3,-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=(-2+1)/(3-6)=-1/-3=1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perpendicular line would have a slope =-3 (the negative reciprical of this slope). </SPAN>\n" );
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