document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=75239>Question 75239</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to find the slop of any line perpendicular to the line through points (0,5) and (-3,-4) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Lines that are perpendicular have slopes that are the negative reciprocals.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example if:  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope of line #1 = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope of Line #2=-2/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Than the lines are perpendicular<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First find the slope of the given pair of points:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=m=(y1-y2)/(x1-x2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug-in the values:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=m=(5-(-4))/(0-(-3))=9/3=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope of Line #1=3=3/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope of Line #2=-1/3 (the negative recirpocal of the slope of line #1) </SPAN>\n" );
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