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

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Question 111369: Please Help.
Find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points
(0, 5) and (-3, -4)
Thanks
JMS
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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First find the slope 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




So the slope is also m=3%2F1. Now any perpendicular slope is simply the negative reciprocal of m=3%2F1. So negate 3%2F1 to get -3%2F1. Now flip -3%2F1 to get -1%2F3


So any perpendicular slope is m=-1%2F3