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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to y=-3/4x-1

What is the slope of a line perpendicular to y=-3/4x-1-example-1
User Louis Hong
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As given by the question

There are given that the equation


y=-(3)/(4)x-1

Now,

For find the slope of line perpendicular to given equation

The formula is:


m_(perpendicular)=-(1)/(m)

Here,

From the equation, the value of m is,


m=-(3)/(4)

Then,

Put the value of m into the above formula

So,


\begin{gathered} m_(perpendicular)=-(1)/(m) \\ m_(perpendicular)=-(1)/(-(3)/(4)) \\ m_(perpendicular)=(4)/(3) \end{gathered}

Hence, the correct option is C

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