32.6k views
8 votes
Find the slope of a line perpendicular to a line through the given points. E(5, 7), F(3, 1)

User Kaesha
by
4.5k points

2 Answers

12 votes

Answer:

-1/3

Explanation:

User Natchy
by
5.2k points
8 votes

Answer: -1/3

Explanation:

The slope of the given line is
(7-1)/(5-3)=(6)/(2)=3.

Thus, since perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other, the answer is -1/3

Find the slope of a line perpendicular to a line through the given points. E(5, 7), F-example-1
User GeekySelene
by
5.6k points