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

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Answer: 3

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The slope of a line is 1/3. What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line-example-1
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Answer:

-3

Explanation:

Slopes of a perpendicular line are the opposite reciprocal.

So, the opposite of 1/3 is -1/3.

Then the reciprocal of -1/3 is -3 (since -3 is -3/1).

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