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Algebra.Com's Answer #27997 by fractalier(6550) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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First find the slope of this line, then find its negative reciprocal for the perpendicular...so we have
\n" ); document.write( "m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
\n" ); document.write( "m = (-4 - 5) / (-3 - 0)
\n" ); document.write( "m = -9 / -3 = 3
\n" ); document.write( "Thus the perpendicular slope is -1/3 \n" ); document.write( "

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