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  • 06-01-2017
  • Mathematics
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If the slope of line L is -2/5, what is the slope of line m so that line l and line m are perpendicular?
Choices:
-2/5
-5/2
2/5
5/2

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texaschic101
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  • 06-01-2017
perpendicular lines have negative reciprocal slopes. So if the slope is -2/5...to find the negative reciprocal, " flip " the slope and change the sign.
So we flip -2/5 and we get 5/-2...and now we change the sign...and we get 5/2. So our perpendicular slope will be 5/2.
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