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Question 433114: Is this true or false?
Two lines with negative slopes can be perpendicular.
Please explain why/why not!
Thank you :)
Answer by katealdridge(100) About Me  (Show Source):
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False. The slopes of two perpendicular lines are always the negative reciprocal of each other. Therefore if one has a slope of 2%2F3 the other has a slope of -3%2F2