What is the slope of a line thats perpendicular to the line x=-3 ?

1 Answer
Apr 26, 2018

#"slope of perpendicular line "=0#

Explanation:

#" the line "x=-3 " is a special case of the equation of a"#
#"straight line"#

#"It is a vertical line, parallel to the y-axis"#

#"Since it is parallel to the y-axis it's slope is undefined"#

#"A line perpendicular to it must therefore be a horizontal"#
#"line parallel to the x-axis"#

#"Parallel to the x-axis means the slope "=0#
graph{(y-1000x-3000)(y-0.001x+3)=0 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}