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Which line is perpendicular to a line that has a slope of Negative five-sixths?

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Answer:

line LM

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Explanation:

the original slope is:


m_1=-(5)/(6)

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are the opposite of the reciprocal of each other. In this case, the slope of the first line is
-(5)/(6), so the reciprocal value is:


m_2=-(1)/(m1)=(6)/(5)

hence all the lines that have slope iqual to 6/5 are perpendicular to the original line. There are infinite lines. the general equation of those lines are:


y=(5)/(6)x+b,~ b\in R

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