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Consider the line 3x + 4y = 71. what is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line?2. what is the slope of a line parallel to this line?

Consider the line 3x + 4y = 71. what is the slope of a line perpendicular to this-example-1

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The equation of the line is given as


3x+4y=7

The general equation of a line is


\begin{gathered} y=mx+c \\ \text{where,} \\ m=\text{slope} \\ c=\text{intercept on the y a}\xi s \end{gathered}

Step 1: Make y the subject of the formula


3x+4y=7

Subtract 3x from both sides


\begin{gathered} 3x+4y=7 \\ 3x-3x+4y=7-3x \\ 4y=-3x+7 \end{gathered}

Step 2: Divide all through by 4


\begin{gathered} 4y=-3x+7 \\ (4y)/(4)=-(3x)/(4)+(7)/(4) \\ y=-(3x)/(4)+(7)/(4) \end{gathered}

Step 3 : Compare coefficients with the general equation of a line below


\begin{gathered} y=mx+c \\ y=-(3x)/(4)+(7)/(4) \\ \text{hence,} \\ m=-(3)/(4),c=(7)/(4) \end{gathered}

For a perpendicular line,


m_1* m_2=-1

That is, we will have that


\begin{gathered} -(3)/(4)* m_2=-1 \\ -(3m_2)/(4)=-1 \\ \text{cross multiply.} \\ -3m_2=-4 \\ \text{divide both sides by -3} \\ (-3m_2)/(-3)=(-4)/(-3) \\ m_2=(4)/(3) \end{gathered}

Hence,

The slope of the perpendicular line will be = 4/3

For a parallel line,


m_1=m_2

Therefore,

The slope of a parallel line will be = -3/4

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