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The slope of a line that is perpendicular to a line whose slope is 3/8 is

The slope of a line that is perpendicular to a line whose slope is 3/8 is
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The slope of a line that is perpendicular to a line whose slope is 3/8 is

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the perpendicular slope would be the negative reciprocal. -8/3
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The slope of any perpendicular line is the negative reciprocal of the original slope.

3/8 -> the reciprocal is 8/3

Then make it negative: -8/3
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