SOLUTION: 1. If a line is horizontal, what is true of any line that is perpendicular to it? 2.What is wrong with the statement "The line has no slope"?

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Question 104151: 1. If a line is horizontal, what is true of any line that is perpendicular to it?
2.What is wrong with the statement "The line has no slope"?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1. Any line perpendicular to a horizontal line would always be a vertical line.
2. All lines have a slope. The slope may be equal to zero but it still has a slope.