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Y=-1/2x+4 What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line?

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Hello! (:

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are opposite reciprocals. This means if we have a slope of -1/2, then the slope of the line perpendicular to it has a slope of 2.

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Y=2x+4 would be the answer
Y=-1/2x+4 What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line?-example-1
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