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27 March, 04:54

Line A is perpendicular to Line B.

If the slope of Line A is 1/5

what is the slope of Line B?

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  1. 27 March, 04:56
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    Slope = - 5

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Perpendicular lines have Opposite Reciprocal Slopes, therefore if Line A has a slope of 1/5, then the opposite reciprocal of that is - 5/1, also equal to - 5
  2. 27 March, 05:18
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    The slope of line B would be - 5

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Multiply the current slope by its negative inverse (flip the fraction and multiply it by - 1).
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