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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line y=2x+3?

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Hello!

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are opposite reciprocals.

It means we take a number, flop it over and then make it negative.

So if we have 2, we flop it over:


(1)/(2)

Then, we make it negative:


-(1)/(2)

That is the slope. Hope it helps

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Answer: -1/2

Step-by-step explanation: whenever a line is perpendicular you take the opposite reciprocal of the current slope.

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