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A line with a negative slope is perpendicular to one of the lines shown. what is its slop

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The slope of the line with a negative slope that is perpendicular to one of the lines shown is: -2.

How to find slope of perpendicular lines?

The missing image is shown below showing a red and a blue line. First, find each of the slopes and their respective slope of the line perpendicular to each.

Slope of the blue line = change in y / change in x = 2/4

Slope (m) = 1/2

Negative reciprocal of 1/2 is -2, thus, the line that is perpendicular to the blue line has a slope of -2.

Slope of the red line = -1/4

Slope (m) = -1/4

Negative reciprocal of -1/4 is 4, thus, the line that is perpendicular to the red line has a slope of 4.

The slope of the line that is perpendicular to one of the lines shown that is negative, is therefore: -2.

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