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Gradient of a straight line that is perpendicular to y = 4x + 2
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Gradient of a straight line that is perpendicular to y = 4x + 2

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if a line's slope is
(a)/(b), the slope of the perpendicular line is
-(b)/(a)
in this case, the given line has a slope 4, which is 4/1, so the perpendicular line has a slope/gradient
-(1)/(4)
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