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the lines shown below are perpendicular. if the green line has aslope of -2/3, what is the slope of the red line?
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the lines shown below are perpendicular. if the green line has aslope of -2/3, what is the slope of the red line?

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A perpendicular slope is equal to the negative reciprocal of the given slope.

-2/3

The recipeocal of -2/3 is -3/2. The nagtive of this is 3/2.

Final answer: 3/2
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