Slope: (2-4)/(0--3) = -2/3
Perpendicular slope: 3/2
-1/2 or -0.50
Points: (5, -1) and (2, -5) Slope: 4/3 Perpendicular slope: -3/4
Slope of a line = m slope of perpendicular line = -1/m
The slope of a line perpendicular to one with a slope of m is -1/m.
(-1,9) (5,21)
The slope of the line joining the two pints is (4 - 2)/(-3 - 0) = -2/3 Therefore the slope of the perpendicular is 3/2
0.5
-1/2 or -0.50
Points: (5, -1) and (2, -5) Slope: 4/3 Perpendicular slope: -3/4
Generally the slope of a line perpendicular to another line is the negative reciprocal of the slope of that line, ie if the slopes are m' and m, then mm' = -1. The line containing (-3, 8) and (-3, -6) is a vertical line (no change in x whilst y changes), so the line perpendicular to it is horizontal (no change in y whilst x changes) which has a slope of 0.
Answer this question… What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-1, 2) and (4, 3)?
If the line has a slope of 2, then the perpendicular line has a slope of -1/2. The slope of a perpendicular line is the negative reciprocal. Another example would be if the slope of a line is -1/4, then the slope of the perpendicular is 4.
Answer this question… What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-1, 2) and (4, 3)?
What is m, the slope of the line that contains the points (6,0), (0,1), and (12,-1)
Answer this question… What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-1, 2) and (4, 3)?
Answer this question… What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-5, 3) and (2, 3)?
If you mean points of (4,-1) and (-1, 4) then the slope of the line works out as -1