document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52788>Question 52788</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have two questions. One is What is the slope of all horizontal lines? the other is What is the slope of all lines perpendicular to y= -5/2x? I'm trying to help my daughter with this and I can't make heads or tails out of the Algebra book. Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have a horizontal line, then that means that your slope is 0. This is because your x coordinates are all the same number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the slope of all lines perpendicular to y=-5/2x, you need to find the negative reciprocal of the slope of y=-5/2x. In your case its done this way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the forumla y=mx+b, m is the slope. so the slope given to you is -5/2 so the negative reciprocal, which  is like an inverse of that. That would be 2/5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so your answer to your second question is 2/5\r<BR>\n" );
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