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Line u has a slope of -2/9. Line v is perpendicular to u. What is the slope of line v?

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Answer: Say you have a line with a slope of -4. What is the slope of the line perpendicular to it? First, take the negative of the slope of your line -(-4) = 4 Second, take the inverse of that number. 4 is a whole number so its denominator is 1. The inverse of 4/1 is 1/4.

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