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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to a line whose equation is -2y=3x+7 ???

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Answer:

The slope of an equation perpendicular to this one would be 2/3.

Explanation:

In order to find this, we need to first find the slope of this line. We do this by solving for y.

-2y = 3x + 7

y = -3/2x - 7/2

Now we know the slope is -3/2. In order to find the perpendicular slope, we first flip the equation. So -3/2 becomes -2/3. Then we change the sign. So -2/3 becomes 2/3. This will be the new slope.

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