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Chapter 1: Q. 10 (page 1)

True or False Perpendicular lines have slopes that are reciprocals of one another.

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The statement "Perpendicular lines have slopes that are reciprocals of one another." is false.

Step by step solution

01

Step 1. Given information.

We have the given statement:

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are reciprocals of one another.

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Step 2. Find whether the statement is true or false. 

Two non-vertical lines are perpendicular if and only if the product of their slopes is -1.

m1×m2=-1, where m1and m2are the slopes of two lines.

Hence, slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals.

Therefore, the given statement is false.

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