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A site inspector is reviewing a CAD drawing where two intersecting beams are represented by the equations and . A junior drafter claims that because the slopes of these lines (-rac{7}{2} and -rac{2}{7}) are reciprocals, the beams are perpendicular. True or False: The drafter's claim is mathematically correct.
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