SOLUTION: Find a slope of a line perpendicular to each given line. 0=3+x -3y=12x+9

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Question 152930: Find a slope of a line perpendicular to each given line.
0=3+x
-3y=12x+9
Answer by nabla(475) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perpendicular slopes to given lines involve taking some m value in:
y=mx+b and taking its negative reciprocal.

So,
0=3+x we have m=1. So -1 would be a perpendicular slope.

-3y=12x+9
y=-4x-3 we have m=-4. So 1/4 would be a perpendicular slope.