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If two lines have slopes of 2/9 and 9/2, are they perpendicular?A. yesB. no

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User WISHY
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The lines are perpendicular if their slopes are negative reciprocal of the other.

Since 9/2 is just a reciprocal and not the NEGATIVE reciprocal of 2/9, the lines are NOT perpendicular.

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