T ToOtSiE_PoP New member Joined Sep 10, 2005 Messages 49 Sep 28, 2005 #1 Ok..when the question says to find the slope of a line perpindicular to each line..like y=4x+7, do I simply write the reciprocal, 1/4?
Ok..when the question says to find the slope of a line perpindicular to each line..like y=4x+7, do I simply write the reciprocal, 1/4?
G Gene Senior Member Joined Oct 8, 2003 Messages 1,904 Sep 28, 2005 #2 Close, its the negative of the reciprocal. Think about a slope of 1. The perpendicular would have slope -1, not 1.
Close, its the negative of the reciprocal. Think about a slope of 1. The perpendicular would have slope -1, not 1.