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What slope would make the lines
perpendicular?
y = -1/3x +5
y = [?]x+2

What slope would make the lines perpendicular? y = -1/3x +5 y = [?]x+2-example-1
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User Interkot
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Answer:
3
Explanation:
When it comes to perpendicular lines, the slopes must be opposite reciprocals of one another. The reciprocal of -1/3 is -3, and the opposite of -3 is 3.
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