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document.write( "Find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0, 5)  and (-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 #81186 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=81186\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First find the slope through (0, 5) and (-3, -4) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=slope.solver>Finding the slope</A></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Slope of the line through the points (0, 5) and (-3, -4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Answer: Slope is <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" );
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document.write( "So the slope is also <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=3%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=3%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now any perpendicular slope is simply the negative reciprocal of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=3%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=3%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So negate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now flip  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <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;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So any perpendicular 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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