SOLUTION: Find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (3,11) and (10,4). I keep coming up with undefined......Correct??

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Question 161922: Find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (3,11) and (10,4).
I keep coming up with undefined......Correct??

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the slope of the given line is (4-11)/(10-3) __ (-7)/(7)=-1

so a perpendicular line has a slope of 1(the negative reciprocal)