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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to y = 2x - 6?a.2b.-1/2c.-2d.1/2

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When two lines are perpendicular to each other, their slope are inverted. This means that if the slope of a line is "m", then the one that is perpendicular to it should be "-1/m". The slope-intercept equation of a line is given by:


y=mx+b

Where "m" is the slope. The line from this problem has the slope equal to 2, therefore the slope of the line that is perpendicular to it is:


m_2\text{ = }(1)/(m)=-(1)/(2)

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