SOLUTION: what is the slope intercept for (-3 , -4), perp to y = 5

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Question 674797: what is the slope intercept for (-3 , -4), perp to y = 5
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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y = 5 is a horizontal line through the y axis where y is 5
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The slope is 0.
A perpendicular line will have an undefined slope, being a vertical line.
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Using the point(-3, -4), that vertical line will have an equation of
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