What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is 3x + 3y= 18 . Fully simplify your answer

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Explanation:

$3x+3y=18 \\ \\ x+y=6 \\ \\ y=-x+6$

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other, so the answer is 1.

Alex Coppock answered Oct 20, 2023

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