SOLUTION: 17. Find the slope of the line that is (a) parallel and (b) perpendicular to the line through the pair of points.
(-7,-2) and (1,7)
Type an integer or simplified fraction.
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(-7,-2) and (1,7)
Type an integer or simplified fraction.
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Question 380407: 17. Find the slope of the line that is (a) parallel and (b) perpendicular to the line through the pair of points.
(-7,-2) and (1,7)
Type an integer or simplified fraction. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! (-7,-2) and (1,7)
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slope m of a line = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
m=(7-(-2))/(1-(-7))
m=9/8
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The line parallel to the line passing through above points will have same slope
m= 9/8
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For line perpedicular it will have a slope which is negative reciprocal of the slope
m=-8/9
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