SOLUTION: What is the slope if a line perpendicular to 3x+4y+5=0

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Question 669672: What is the slope if a line perpendicular to 3x+4y+5=0
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perpendicular lines have negative inverse slopes.
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Using 3x+4y+5=0
4y = -3x - 5
y+=+%28-3%2F4%29x+-+5%2F4
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slope of that line is -3%2F4
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slope of the perpendicular line is highlight_green%284%2F3%29
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