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  • 21-04-2018
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the lines shown below are perpendicular.If the green line has a slope of -1/4,what is the slope of the red line?

the lines shown below are perpendicularIf the green line has a slope of 14what is the slope of the red line class=

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tdpuppies14
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  • 21-04-2018
The slope of the red line is 4/1. Perpendicular lines always have opposite reciprocal slopes, meaning they have opposite signs (positive and negative), and flipped fractions (numerator is denominator). Hope this helps!
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  • 21-04-2018
When two lines are perpendiculars, theirs slopes are opposite (sign) and inverse.
If the green line has a slope of -1/4, the slope of the red line is +4/1=4

Answer: Option D. 
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