SOLUTION: find the slope of a line perpendicular to the line that passes through the following points. ((4,11) and (-2,1)

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Question 717260: find the slope of a line perpendicular to the line that passes through the following points. ((4,11) and (-2,1)
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(4,11) and (-2,1)
2 points are all you need to find the slope, +m+
slope = ( change in y ) / ( change in x )
+m+=+%28+11+-+1+%29+%2F+%28+4+-%28-2+%29+%29+
+m+=+10+%2F+6+
+m+=+5%2F3+
The slope that is perpendicular to this slope is
+m%5Bp%5D+=+%28-1%29%2Fm+
+m%5Bp%5D+=+%28-1%29%2F%285%2F3%29+
+m%5Bp%5D+=+-3%2F5+ answer