Question

What is the slope of any line perpendicular to the line passing through `(44,35)` and `(-2,-3)`?

Answer 1

`m=-23/19`

Explanation:

We have
`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(-3-35)/(-2-44)=38/46=19/23`
so the slope of the perpendicular line is given by

`m_P=-23/19`