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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

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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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

User Pavel Zubkou
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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
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