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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Slope l Parallel l Perpendicular
3 l l
-5 l l
4/5 l l
-1/4 l l
-3/2 l l
OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):
parallel lmes have the same slope
peprendicyular have negative reciprocal slopes
OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):
for first it would be 3, -1/3. can you do the others
OpenStudy (anonymous):
how would the perpendicular be for 3,
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so I could get a hang of it o;
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OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):
-1/3 because it is henegative reciprocal
a/b negative reciprocal is -b/a
OpenStudy (anonymous):
would it be -3/1?
OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):
no because recoprocan of 3 is 1/3. now add - sing -1/3
OpenStudy (anonymous):
-3/-1?
OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):
no
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ohmy, sobad at math ;/
OpenStudy (texaschic101):
for the perpendicular...you need negative reciprocal slope. All that means is " flip " the slope and change the sign.
As for parallel, the slopes are the same
OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):
recoprocal of a fraction a/b is b/a. now add - sign
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so the perpendicular will be -3?
OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):
no
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OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):
-1/3
OpenStudy (anonymous):
wait, its the same thing?
OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):
for first row answers are parallel 3, perpendiculac -1/3
by the analogy can you do the folowing?
OpenStudy (texaschic101):
example :
slope = 3
parallel lines have same slope, so slope is still 3.
perpendicular line -- flip the slope and change the sign.....3 is the same as 3/1...flip it, it becomes 1/3, change the sign and it becomes -1/3...your negative reciprocal.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
oh i got it now
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
thanks to both of you.
OpenStudy (texaschic101):
sure thing :)
OpenStudy (texaschic101):
don't forget, if your slope is -3.....then the negative reciprocal is 1/3....do not forget to change the sign...if it is negative, then it becomes positive.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok thanks
OpenStudy (texaschic101):
good luck :) any more questions, just ask
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