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The slope of a line is 1/3  . What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line? please help!

The slope of a line is 1/3  . What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line? please help!
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The slope of a line is 1/3  . What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line? please help!

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the answer is negative 3 over 1
User Zack Marrapese
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perpendicular is opposite and reciprocal

slope of a line is 1/3
so slope of a line perpendicular is -3
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