What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to y=5/4x+50

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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to y=5/4x+50

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Answer:

m=-4/5

Explanation:

A line perpendicular simply has the negative reciprocal of the slope of the line they gave you. This means you flip it, and multiply by -1 conceptually.

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Answer:

-4/5

Explanation:

Because a perpendicular slope is the the opposite of the original slope.

GeRyCh answered Sep 23, 2021

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