SOLUTION: Can someone help me on this problem? I need to find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (0, 5) and (-3, -4) Thanks, Sher

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Question 55908This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: Can someone help me on this problem?
I need to find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (0, 5) and (-3, -4)
Thanks,
Sher This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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I need to find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (0, 5) and (-3, -4)
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The given points have slope = [-4-5]/[-3-0]= -9/-3=3
The perpendiculaf line will have slope -1/3
Cheers,
Stan H.