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Dejah is proving that perpendicular lines have slopes that are opposite reciprocals. She draws line s and labels two points on the line as (−a, 0) and (0, b).

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The slope of line s is ?. Rotate line s 90° clockwise about the origin to get line t. The labeled points on line s map to (0, a) and ( ?,? ) on line t. The slope of line t is ??? . The slopes of the lines are opposite reciprocals because the product of the slopes is ???.

I really need help here Please help me Dejah is proving that perpendicular lines have slopes that are opposite reciprocals She draws line s and labels two point class=

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haha lol I was looking for the answer too, but I solved it! Here it is:

Answer:

The slope of line s is b/a. Rotate line s 90° clockwise about the origin to get line t.  The labeled points on line s map to (0, a) and (b, 0) on line t. The slope of line t is -a/b. The slopes of the lines are opposite reciprocals because the product of the slopes is -1.