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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line y=1/6x+4?

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Since the slope is rise/run, 1/6 goes up one, right 6. Perpendicular is opposite that. so a slope of -6 goes down 6 and right 1. (as a fraction it's -6/1)
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