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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line y=-1/4x-1?

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Answer:

Explanation:

The product of the slopes of perpendicular lines is always -1.

The slope of y = -¼x-1 is -¼

The slope of the perpendicular is the inverse reciprocal of -¼, i.e., +4.

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