Question

Find the slope of a line perpendicular to the line containing (-5,-3) and (10,2)

Answer 1

slope = 1/3

Explanation:

slope,m = vertical change/ horizotal change

that means (-3)-2/(-5)-10 or 2-(-3)/10-(-5)

and we got -5/-15 or 5/15.

So the answer is 1/3.