document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=14186>Question 14186</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> my question is regarding perpendicular lines.  When you get the slope for one line the slope for the other line is the reciprical, right?  So if the original line's m= -2x/3 would the perpendicular line's slope be 3x/2? I'm concerned about the negative sign. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of the perpendicular line would be the negative reciprocal of the slope of the original line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus: Oginal line; <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+-2x%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+-2x%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perpendicular line: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+3%2F2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+3%2F2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  The negative reciprocal. </SPAN>\n" );
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