SOLUTION: state the slope perpendicular to the line 2 over 7x -5

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Question 227437: state the slope perpendicular to the line 2 over 7x -5
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Do you mean y=%282%2F7%29x-5?

If so, the slope of this line is 2/7, so the slope of a line PERPENDICULAR to this is the NEGATIVE RECIPROCAL, m=-7/2.


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Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired
Seminole State College of Florida
Altamonte Springs Campus