Consider the line 3x - 4 y = 7. What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line? What is the slope of a line parallel to this line?

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Guy Daher · Answer 1 · 2023-02-01T08:41:36+0000

Answer:

The slope of a line perpendicular to this line is -1/3. The slope of a line parallel to this line would be 3.

Explanation:

Perpendicular lines have opposite(sign) and reciprocal slopes.

Parallel lines have the same slope.