document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73399>Question 73399</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).<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 #52523 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=52523\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the 2 points<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><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;\" ><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( "To find the perpendicular line invert and negate the slope we just found. In other words<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D=-1%2Fm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2Fm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the perpendicular slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the slope of the  line perpendicular to the line going through (0, 5) and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-3, -4) is m=-1/3. </SPAN>\n" );
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