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Which is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line that passes through the points (29, 24) and (3, 4)​

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Slope of the perpendicular line

  • (29,24)
  • (3,4)


\\ \tt\hookrightarrow m=(4-24)/(3-29)=(-20)/(-26)=(10)/(13)

  • Perpendicular line has negative reciprocal slope

So slope is

  • -13/10
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