SOLUTION: For the floor plans given in exercise 27, determine whether the side through the points (2, 3) and (11, 6) is perpendicular to the side through the points (2, 3) and (-3, 18).

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Question 64857: For the floor plans given in exercise 27, determine whether the side
through the points (2, 3) and (11, 6) is perpendicular to the side through the points
(2, 3) and (-3, 18).
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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(6-3)/(11-2)=3/9=1/3 SLOPE
(18-3)/(-3-2)=15/-5=-3 SLOPE THAT IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE FIRST SLOPE BECAUSE IT IS THE NEGATIVE RECIPRICAL OF 1/3