Getting a perpendicular line is called the "negative inverse."
With y=mx+b, m is what you are dealing with.
In the equation y=3x, the perpendicular line of that is y=-1/3x
M was 3/1 (same as 3).
Flip the numerator and denominator and reverse whatever sign it is.
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I believe they have Negative Slopes as stated by my Geometry Book. "Perpendicular Lines Have Slopes Which Are Negative ___"
Take any two lines and look at their slopes. -- If the slopes are equal, then the lines are parallel. -- If the product of the slopes is -1, then the lines are perpendicular.
You have to know the slopes of both lines. -- Take the two slopes. -- The lines are perpendicular if (one slope) = -1/(the other slope), or the product of the slopes equals to -1.
There is no relationship between the slopes of parallel or perpendicular lines and their y-intercepts.
If the product is -1 then the lines are perpendicular to one another.