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What is the perpendicular slope to the line on the graph?

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\begin{gathered} x_1=0,y_1=5,x_2=8,y_2=-1 \\ parallel\text{ }slope\Rightarrow m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) \\ m=(-1-5)/(8-0) \\ m=-(3)/(4) \\ \text{perpendicular slope}\Rightarrow m=(4)/(3) \end{gathered}

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