Find the slope of a line that is perpendicular to a slope of -1/6

Gisselle Hodges

Gisselle Hodges

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2022-10-25

Find the slope of a line that is perpendicular to a slope of -1/6

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Miah Scott

Miah Scott

Beginner2022-10-26Added 19 answers

If two straight lines have slopes m 1 and m 2 respectively, then the lines are perpendicular to eachother if m 2 = - 1 m 1
In this example: m 1 = - 1 6
Hence m 2 = - 1 - 1 6 = 6

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