SOLUTION: Find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (0,5) and (-3, -4)

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Question 65626: Find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (0,5) and (-3, -4)
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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m = (-4 - 5)/(-3 - 0) = 9/3 = 3
perpendicular ~> -m^-1 = -1/3