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The lines graphed below are perpendicular. The slope of the red line is 3. What is the slope of the green line?

User Ben Guest
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Answer:

Hey there!

The slope of the green line is -1/3.

Perpendicular lines have opposite reciprocal slope.

Hope this helps :)

User VictorV
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Answer:

-1/3

→Step-by-step explanation:

Well this is pretty simple.

2 lines that are perpendicular to each other are both reciprocals of each other.

So what’s the reciprocal of 3?

Ans: -1/3

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