SOLUTION: Please help me with the question: What is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to a line with undefined slope?

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Question 144190: Please help me with the question:
What is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to a line with undefined slope?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The "slope" of any undefined line is x%2F0 where x can be any number (the value of x doesn't make a difference). So the perpendicular slope would be -0%2Fx=0 (just flip the fraction and make the slope negative). So the perpendicular slope is m=0