SOLUTION: Find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (0, 5) and (-3, -4).

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Question 117664: Find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (0, 5) and
(-3, -4).
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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First find the slope of the line through (0, 5) and (-3, -4).


Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the slope


Slope of the line through the points (0, 5) and (-3, -4)



Answer: Slope is m+=+3





Now take the negative reciprocal of 3%2F1 to get -1%2F3. So the perpendicular slope is -1%2F3