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

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-1/3

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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

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