Line r has a slope of -5/2 line s has a slope of 2/5 are line r and line parallel or perpendicular

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Vocab:
Parallel = same slope
Perpendicular = opposite sign and reciprocal slope

-5/2 opposite and reciprocal = 2/5

Solution: they are perpendicular

MGE answered Oct 27, 2022

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