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Find the slope of the line that is perpendicular to the line that passes through the points (5,3) and (8,1)
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Find the slope of the line that is perpendicular to the line that passes through the points (5,3) and (8,1)

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The slope would be -2/3 because the formula to find slope is y2-y1 over x2-x1 so the equation would be 1-3 over 8-5 which is -2/3
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