Find the slope of the line perpendicular to y=1/3x−23

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2022-11-08

Find the slope of the line perpendicular to y = 1 3 x - 23

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Beginner2022-11-09Added 14 answers

If you treat the slope of the equation as a change in y over change in x, you can treat it like a triangle with sides of 1,3, and 10 .
The angle that the line makes with a horizontal is tan - 1 ( 1 3 ) , which is 18.435 degrees.
Adding 90 degrees to this gives you a perpendicular angle, 108.435.
Take the tangent of 108.435 and you get -3

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