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Lines m and p are perpendicular. if the slope of line m is -3 what is the slope of line p

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Answer:

-3 1/3

Explanation:

User Benno Richters
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For two lines to be perpendicular, their slopes must be negative reciprocals of one another, mathematically:

m1*m2=-1, in this case our reference line has a slope of -3 so:

-3m=-1 divide both sides by -3

m=-1/-3

m=1/3

So the perpendicular line will have a slope of 1/3
User Ardiya
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