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Find the slope of the line that is perpendicular to 2x+3y=4.

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The slope of the equation in the form a x + by = c is


m=(-a)/(b)

Where a is the coefficient of x and b is the coefficient of y

∵ The equation is 2x + 3y = 4

∴ a = 2 and b = 3

Substitute them in the rule above


\therefore m=(-2)/(3)

The slope of the line is -2/3

The product of the slopes of the perpendicular lines is 1

That means if the slope of one is m, then the slope of the other is -1/m

To find the slope of the perpendicular line, we will reciprocal it and change its sign

The slope of the perpendicular line to the given line is


m_p=(3)/(2)

The slope of the perpendicular line is 3/2

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