SOLUTION: Draw any line l1 with slope -1. What is the slope of any line perpendicular to l1? Draw any line l2 perpendicular to l1.

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Question 288172: Draw any line l1 with slope -1. What is the slope of any line perpendicular to l1? Draw any line l2 perpendicular to l1.
Answer by dabanfield(803) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a line L2 to be perpendicular to a line with slope -1 the slope of the perpendicular line must be the negative reciprocal of -1 which is -(1/-1) =
-(-1) = 1.