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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line y = 8x + 5?

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The slope of the given line is m = 8

You can think of m = 8 as m = 8/1. Flip the fraction to get 1/8 and then flip the sign to get -1/8

Answer: -1/8

Note: Multiplying the original slope (8) and the perpendicular slope (-1/8) will lead to the result of -1. This applies to any two perpendicular lines as long as one of the lines isn't vertical.
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