document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67743>Question 67743</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (0, 5) and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-3, -4).\r<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 #48186 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=48186\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, first you must find the slope of the line that contains the two given points. You can use the slope formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where: (x1, y1) = (0, 5) and (x2, y2) = (-3, -4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%28-4-5%29%2F%28-3-0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%28-4-5%29%2F%28-3-0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+-9%2F-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+-9%2F-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, you'll recall that perpendicular lines have slopes that are the negative reciprocal of each other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The negative reciprocal of 3 is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the answer is.: the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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