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OpenStudy (anonymous):

.) Which line is perpendicular to the line y = 3x/8 +8 ?

OpenStudy (marissalovescats):

Perpendicular lines have negative reciprocal slopes. So -1/slope so if the slope was 2, the perpendicular lines would be -1/2 If it was 5/7 it would be -7/5. So your slope here is given as 3/8. So what would the line perpendicular to this one have a slope of?

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