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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is y = 2x + 5?

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-1/2.

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The given equation above is in slope - intercept form which is generally expressed as,

y = mx + b

where m and b are slope and y-intercept, respectively. From the given slope is equal to 2. The slope of the line perpendicular to this line is its negative reciprocal. Thus, the answer is -1/2.

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