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The lines below are perpendicular. If the slope of the green line is -, what isthe slope of the red line?-1/6m=

The lines below are perpendicular. If the slope of the green line is -, what isthe-example-1
User John Spong
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In this case, we'll have to carry out several steps to find the solution.

Step 01:

Data:

green line slope = -1/6

red line slope = ?

Step 02:

perpendicular lines

m' = - 1 / m


m\text{'}=\text{ }(-(1)/(1))/((-1)/(6))=6

m' = 6

The answer is:

red line slope = 6

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