What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to a line with a slope of -3?

Practice Questions

Q1
What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to a line with a slope of -3?
  1. 1/3
  2. -1/3
  3. 3
  4. -3

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to a line with a slope of -3?
  • Step 1: Understand that the slope of a line is a number that describes how steep the line is.
  • Step 2: Know that if two lines are perpendicular, their slopes are related in a special way.
  • Step 3: The relationship is that the slope of one line is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the other line.
  • Step 4: The slope given in the question is -3.
  • Step 5: To find the negative reciprocal, first take the reciprocal of -3, which is -1/3.
  • Step 6: Then, change the sign to make it positive. So, the negative reciprocal of -3 is 1/3.
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