the product of slope of x-axis and y-axis is not -1 . how it is possible ?
140 Views|Posted 2011-10-25 21:22:02
Asked by Sanchit
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2011-10-26 05:58:41
we know that generally the slope means the tan of the angle made by the line with positive x axis
for x axis itself the angle is 0 degress => tan0=0
for y axis the angle is 90 degress => tan 90=infinity
though product of slopes isn't equal to -1
slope of x axis = -1/slope of y axis
(0=-1/infini
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