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Line m is perpendicular to the line that passes through the points (5,6) and (6,10). What is the slope of line m?

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Answer: -1/4

Explanation:

The slope of the line whose points are given is
(10-6)/(6-5)=4.

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other, so the answer is -1/4.

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