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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line y = 1?

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one over zero because you start at zero and go up one
User Nathan Smith
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y = 1
Using y = mx + c.
Compare to y = 1, y = 0x + 1 ,
We can see that the slope m = 0 and the vertical intercept, c = 1.
For the line perpendicular to y = 1
Condition for perpendicularity m₁m₂ = -1
m₁ = 0, m₂ = ?
0*m₂ = -1
m₂ = -1/0 = Negative Infinite or Infinite
Slope of line perpendicular to y = 1, is = Infinite.
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