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Find the slope of a line PERPENDICULAR TO LM:
L(3,-5), M(-4, -1)

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Answer:


\frac{7}4

Explanation:

First, we need to find the slope, which is defined as the change in y over the change in x:


(-5-(-1))/(3-(-4)) = (-4)/(7)

To find a slope that's perpendicular to that, we just take the negative reciprocal of that slope, which is
\frac{7}4.

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