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Line A is perpendicular to Line B. If the slope of Line A is -1/7 what is the slope of Line B? [?]
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Line A is perpendicular to Line B.

If the slope of Line A is
-1/7
what is the slope of Line B?
[?]

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Answer:

7

Explanation:

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other. For example, if line A has a slope of 2, then line B, perpendicular to line A, will have a slope of -0.5.

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