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Calculate the slope of the given line. Any line parallel to it will have the same slope.
invers tangent(slope)
Slope of line: (y2 -y1)/(x2-x1)
A vertical line is neither positive nor negative because the slope is undefined. An undefined slope creates a vertical line, hence no slope to calculate. An example of a vertical line would be x=2 or a "slope" of 2/0 (undef. slope). In addition, a vertical line is not even a function because it has repeating input(x) values.
The product of the slopes of two perpendicular lines is -1. Therefore, you must do the following: 1) Calculate the slope of the original line. If you put a line into the form y = ax + b, the so-called "slope-intercept form", then "a" (i.e., whatever number is in front of the "x") is the slope. Call this slope "m". 2) To get the slope of the perpendicular line, divide -1 by m. For example, if a certain line has a slope of 2, then the perpendicular line has a slope -1/2.