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Consider the line y = 4x + 9. If a second line is perpendicular to this one, what is its slope? PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK!!!

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Answer:

-1/4

Explanation:

perpendicular slopes are negative reciprocals

the negative reciprocal of 4 is -1/4

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