Question

What is the slope of any line perpendicular to the line passing through `(44,15)` and `(-5,-3)`?

Answer 1

The requested slope is `-49/18`

Explanation:

The slope of the line passing through (44,15) and (-5,-3) is given by:

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(-3-15)/(-5-44)=(-18)/-49=18/49`

The slope of a line perpendicular to this one is obtained by:

`m'=-1/m=-49/18`