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Line A is perpendicular to Line B. If the slope of Line A is 9/4, what is the slope of line B?

Line A is perpendicular to Line B. If the slope of Line A is 9/4, what is the slope-example-1

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Answer:

4/9

Explanation:

The gradient of the perpendicular line is -1/m

The perpendicular to a given slope is its negative reciprocal. This means the fraction is flipped and multiplied by −1.

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