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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line y= 3/4x-6 (asap please)
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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line y= 3/4x-6 (asap please)

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Please enclose that fraction, 3/4, inside parentheses to eliminate ambiguity.

Then y = (3/4)x - 6. The slope of the given line is 3/4. A line perpendicular to this given line has a slope which is the negative reciprocal of 3/4: m = -4/3.


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