-5/3 it is always the opposite reciprocal for a perpendicular slope
The slope (rise over run) of one line will be a number (n) or (-n) and the perpendicular line's slope will be the exact opposite. So, for instance, if one line has a slope of 2/3, then a perpendicular line's slope must be -2/3, and vice versa.
Slope of line: 3 Perpendicular slope: -1/3 Equation: y-2 = -1/3(x-0) => y = -1/3x+2
Take the negative reciprocal of the lines slope you want it to be perpendicular to. For example y = 3x +2; perpendicular line slope is -1/3.
Slope of given line = 3 So slope of perpendicular = -1/3
-5/3 it is always the opposite reciprocal for a perpendicular slope
The slope (rise over run) of one line will be a number (n) or (-n) and the perpendicular line's slope will be the exact opposite. So, for instance, if one line has a slope of 2/3, then a perpendicular line's slope must be -2/3, and vice versa.
Slope: (2-4)/(0--3) = -2/3 Perpendicular slope: 3/2
Perpendicular line = - 1/gradient= - 1/2/3= - 3/2
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
If you mean: 2x-3y = 8 then y = 2/3x-8/3 and the perpendicular slope is -3/2
A perpendicular line has the negative reciprocal of the slope. The perpendicular line has a slope of 1/2 y=1/2 + 3 The 3 or y-intercept can really be any number though.
Points: (3,-4) and (-1, -2) Midpoint: (1,-3) Slope: -1/2 Perpendicular slope: 2 Perpendicular bisector equation in slope intercept form: y = 2x-5
To find the slope of a perpendicular line, take the negative reciprocal of the slope of the given line. (Flip the top and bottom of the fraction and change the sign.) The slope of a line that is perpendicular to a line with a slope of -2/3 is 3/2, (or 11/2 or 1.5).
Points: (5, -1) and (2, -5) Slope: 4/3 Perpendicular slope: -3/4
Slope of line: 3 Perpendicular slope: -1/3 Equation: y-2 = -1/3(x-0) => y = -1/3x+2
Take the negative reciprocal of the lines slope you want it to be perpendicular to. For example y = 3x +2; perpendicular line slope is -1/3.