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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)

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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