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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line with a slope of 3/5?

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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line with a slope of 35?

Question 1 options:

A) 3/5

B) −3/5

C) 5/3

D) −5/3

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Answer:

D

Explanation:

so if a slope of a line is perpendicular that means its the negative reciprocal of the slope.

if its 3/5, then the perpendicular slope would be -5/3

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