Asked by D4VD

Comparing Slopes

Your ship accidentally left an alien stranded at your starting location.

How does the slope of this line compare with the slope of the line from the origin to the point (1, 4)?

They are the same.
They are opposites of each other.
They are reciprocals of each other.
The second line has no slope.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The slope from the origin to (1, 4) is 4 (rise/run = 4/1). The other line (to (4, 1)) has slope 1/4. So the slopes are reciprocals of each other.