Given a line with a slope of -1/5, what is the slope of any lines that lies perpendicular to it? A. 2/5 B. -5 C. -1/5 D. 5 E. 10 F. 1/5

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Chatra · Answer 1 · 2018-05-24T13:49:38+0000

The answer is 5

If two slopes are perpendicular to one another, their product will be -1.
This can be shown as;
(-1/5) * x = -1
x = (-1)/(-1/5)
x = 5

Given a line with a slope of -1/5, what is the slope of any lines that lies perpendicular to it? A. 2/5 B. -5 C. -1/5 D. 5 E. 10 F. 1/5

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