A line of the equation has a slope of a/b, where a and b are integers. What is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to this line?

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Hoser · Answer 1 · 2021-02-25T18:28:26+0000

Answer:

-b/a

Explanation:

The slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals. That means that their product is -1.

slope of line = a/b

slope of perpendicular = -b/a