Lines m and n are perpendicular lines. If line m has a slope of 1/3, find the slope of line n.

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terenzreignz · Answer

If you multiply the slopes of two lines which are perpendicular, you should get a result of -1.


So, if your slope for line n is k, then
$$\Large \frac13k = -1$$

And solve for k.

anonymous · Answer

wats n

terenzreignz · Answer

n is apparently the name of the line.  n has no numerical value.

anonymous · Answer

wats k

terenzreignz · Answer

that's the value we assigned to the slope of line n (that which we are finding)

So in this equation,
$$\Large \frac13k = -1$$
Just solve for k, and that's your answer.