The slope of lien b is 1/3.
What is the slope of a line perpendicular to line b?
-1/3
-3
1/3
3
My answer: -1/3
Note: there is no graph for this
nope. lines perpendicular have slopes of the NEGATIVE RECIPROCAL slope.
if line 2 slope 5.5
line perpendicular slope = -1/5.5
To find the slope of a line perpendicular to line b, we need to understand that the slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of each other.
Given that the slope of line b is 1/3, we can find the slope of a line perpendicular to line b by taking the negative reciprocal of 1/3.
The negative reciprocal of a fraction can be found by flipping the fraction and changing the sign.
So, the negative reciprocal of 1/3 is -3/1, which simplifies to -3.
Therefore, the slope of a line perpendicular to line b is -3.