Question

The lines below are perpendicular.

the slope of the solid line iS 4, what is the slope of the dashed line?

Answer 1

`(-1)/(4)`

Explanation:

Perpendicular lines have opposite reciprocal slopes. This means you change the sign and flip the numerator and denominator.

If the original slope is 4, the perpendicular slope is
`(-1)/(4)`