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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to a line with slope –9?

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Answer:

The answer is 1/9.

Explanation:

When solving for the slope of a perpendicular line to a given, you have to flip the opposite reciprocal.

First take the number and flip the reciprocal, in this case -9 turns into -1/9.

Then flip the sign, like making a negative to a positive or a positive to a negative. In this case make -1/9 into 1/9

Therefore the answer is 1/9.

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