SOLUTION: slope to the perpendicular line if the equation is y=3/8 x+19

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Question 363435: slope to the perpendicular line if the equation is y=3/8 x+19
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals.
m%5B1%5D%2Am%5B2%5D=-1
%283%2F8%29%2Am%5B2%5D=-1
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