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The lines below are perpendicular. If the green line has a slope of -1/9, what is

the slope of the red line? Enter your answer as an integer or a fraction in
lowest terms.

The lines below are perpendicular. If the green line has a slope of -1/9, what is-example-1

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Answer:

9

Explanation:

The slopes are perpendicular lines are opposite reciprocals.

If one line has slope - 1/9, then the perpendicular to it has slope 9/1 or 9.

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