document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62667>Question 62667</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072918861/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how do you figure the slope of any line that is perpendicular to the line through \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-3, 5) and (4,-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tks!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #43468 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=uma><B>uma(370)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=uma><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=43468\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First find the slope of the given line through (-3,5) and (4,-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope = difference in y co-ordinates/ difference in x co-ordinates\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         = (-6-5)/(4-(-3))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         = -11/(4+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         = -11/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of the line perpendicular to this line is given by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = -1/slope of the given line  [As product of the slopes of perpendicular \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                     lines = -1]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       = (-1)/ (-11/7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       = (-1)*(7/-11)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       = 7/11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Required slope = 7/11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good Luck!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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